mirror

miroir

Surface en verre qui montre l’image de ce qui se trouve devant.

En anglais simple : A piece of glass that shows an image of whatever is in front of it.

• Look in the mirror.
• She hung a mirror above the sink.
• The car has two side mirrors.

Comment l'utiliser : in the mirror (He checked his hair in the mirror.)

Synonymes : glass, looking-glass

Expressions courantes : bathroom mirror, look in a mirror, full-length mirror

miroir, reflet

Chose qui révèle à quoi ressemble une personne, une situation ou une société.

En anglais simple : Something that shows what another person, situation, or society is like.

• Art is a mirror of society.
• His diary became a mirror of his inner life.
• These stories offer a mirror of changing social values.

Comment l'utiliser : a mirror of something (Her paintings are a mirror of village life.)

Synonymes : reflection

Expressions courantes : mirror of society, mirror of something

site miroir

Site ou ordinateur qui conserve une copie d’un autre site ou de ses fichiers.

En anglais simple : A website or computer that holds a copy of another website or its files.

• Download the file from a mirror.
• The main website is down, but its mirror still works.
• Several mirrors hold copies of the archive.

Synonymes : mirror site

Expressions courantes : mirror site, download mirror, local mirror

refléter

Montrer l’apparence, les qualités ou la situation d’autre chose, ou leur ressembler beaucoup.

En anglais simple : To show or closely match the appearance, qualities, or situation of something else.

• The lake mirrored the mountains.
• Her face mirrored her sadness.
• Local prices mirror changes in the national market.

Synonymes : reflect, match

Expressions courantes : mirror something, mirror the image, mirror a trend

imiter

Reproduire très fidèlement les gestes d’une personne ou sa manière de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To copy another person's actions or a particular way of doing something very closely.

• Try to mirror my movements.
• The child mirrored her father's gestures.
• Our training sessions mirror the conditions of a real race.

Synonymes : copy, imitate

Expressions courantes : mirror someone, mirror their movements, mirror a style