mirror
nomverbecourant dans les dialogues
- États-Unis//ˈmiɹɚ//
- États-Unis//ˈmɪɹ.ɚ//
- États-Unis//ˈmi.ɚ//
- Australie//ˈmɪɹə//
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
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A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
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figuréAn object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
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A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
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A mirror carp.
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historiqueAn ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.
Étymologie
From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".
verbe
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To reflect, as in a mirror.
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To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
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Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
“Does he mirror?” one therapist, who came to our home, asked. “What is mirroring?” I asked back. “Does he mimic what you do, like Simon Says?”
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To create something identical to (a website, etc.).
Formes
- pluriel
- mirrors
- passé
- mirrored
- participe passé
- mirrored
- participe présent
- mirroring
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- mirrors
mirror · A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in…
miscarriage · A failure; a mistake or error.mischief · Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.mischievous · Causing mischief; injurious.