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mirror

Spiegel

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
mirror
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Spiegel
[1] I have a mirror in my bathroom.
Ich habe einen Spiegel in meinem Badezimmer.
Englisch > Englisch
mirror
1. subst. 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.
We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
2. subst. (figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
3. subst. (internet) A website or other online resource that contains replicated data.
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
4. subst. A mirror carp.
5. subst. (historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.
6. v. Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and he even went to live in Graceland.
7. v. (computing, transitive) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
8. v. To reflect, as in a mirror.
Deutsch > Englisch
Spiegel
1. n-m. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light)
Sie hatte einen großen Spiegel. - She had a large mirror.
2. n-m. level (of a liquid within a delimited space or a substance in a liquid mixture)
Meeresspiegel - sea level
Alkoholspiegel - alcohol level (amount in blood, for example)
Testosteronspiegel - testosterone level
3. n-m. surface (flat overside or up-side of a liquid)
4. n-m. schematic overview, table (two-dimensional presentation of data)
Notenspiegel - transcript (as in a set of notes that mirrors the conversation)
Gehaltsspiegel - salary tables (pay levels)
5. n-m. white or light-coloured mark (on an animal)
6. n-m. (on the forehead of horses and cattle)
Das Pony hatte einen hübsch geformten Spiegel auf der Stirn. - The pony had a nicely shaped mark on the forehead.
7. n-m. (on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock)
8. n-m. (on the hindquarters of deer)