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masculine

/mi.ʁwaʁ/

#1949 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

mirror

Word origin

From Old French mireor, from Vulgar Latin miratorium, from Latin mirari ('to wonder at, to look at').

Origin: Latin
Root: mirari
English cognates: mirror, miracle, admire

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmiroirs

Examples

She looks at herself in the mirror before going out.

The bathroom mirror is broken.

There is a big mirror in my bedroom.

The car mirror has fallen off.

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Look at yourself in the mirror, you look handsome.

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This word is part of lesson 39.