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) | |