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Meanings of mirror in English

Russian
зеркала
Portuguese
espelhos
Spanish
espejos
Catalan
miralls
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Surface, typically glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image.

зеркала
Russian
зеркало сайта
Portuguese
mirror
Spanish
mirror
Catalan
rèplica

Exact copy of a data set in computing.

зеркало сайта
Synonyms
Examples for "looking glass"
Examples for "looking glass"
1
Cork and Kerry through the looking glass: what did the result mean?
The Irish Times
2
During the May Day weekend, Ireland moved firmly through the looking glass.
The Irish Times
3
Alys held the looking glass before her, and Eleanor leaned toward it.
The Secret Eleanor
4
Korin was standing before his long looking glass with his cuirass half-buckled.
Hidden Warrior
5
There were no metal mirrors in those days, nor any looking glass.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

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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Usage of mirror in English
1
The countess examined Paz covertly, and Paz observed her in a mirror.
Paz (La Fausse Maitresse)
2
Geoffrey looked at his reflection in the long mirror in the hall.
Kimono
3
The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment.
The Scarlet Letter
4
The woman in the mirror found herself suddenly put upon the defensive.
The Seventh Noon
5
I had seen in the mirror the interior of a cave-like room.
Tarrano the Conqueror
6
The bracket being higher than the mirror was not visible in it.
The Doctor's Daughter
7
The trees and towns saw themselves in him, as in a mirror.
An Inland Voyage
8
And yes, the mirror's what's needed, but there are things I want.
Iron Council
9
The face she saw in the mirror excited her amaze and pity.
The Call of the Canyon
10
I looked at myself in the little gilt mirror over the mantel-piece.
The Great Secret
11
Yesterday we made some alterations in the mounting of the great mirror.
Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
12
Accurately or not, this was the picture she saw in the mirror:
Main Street
13
He smiled at his own reflection in the mirror over the chimneypiece.
Hyacinth
14
The rooster stopped quite still when he saw himself in the mirror.
The Child's World: Third Reader
15
She went to look at herself in the mirror over the chimney-piece.
A Great Success
16
She stood before the mirror in the cabin putting on her sunbonnet.
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
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Translations for mirror
Mirror through the time
Mirror across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
Common
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