mirror
der Spiegel
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit einer dünnen Schicht Gold überziehen.
- English meaning
- To gild
- Synonym
- überziehen, vergolden
- German example
- Der Rahmen des Spiegels wurde vergoldet.
- English example
- The frame of the mirror was gilded.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich vergolde du vergoldest er/sie/es ich vergoldet wir vergolden ihr vergoldet sie vergolden
- Past Participle
- ich habe vergoldet du hast vergoldet er/sie/es hat vergoldet wir haben vergoldet ihr habt vergoldet sie haben vergoldet
- Past
- ich vergoldete du vergoldetest er/sie/es vergoldete wir vergoldeten ihr vergoldetet sie vergoldeten
Related words
- Spiegel
mirror
- verspiegeln
mirrors
- spiegelglatt
mirror-smooth
- Spiegeltest
mirror test
- Spiegelkugel
mirrored globe
- Spiegelglanz
mirror sheen
- Hauptspiegel
rear-view mirror
- Spiegelsaal
Hall of mirrors
- Hauptspiegel
main mirror
- verspiegeln
to mirror
- Flügelspiegel
wing mirror
- Flügelspiegel
side mirror
- Spieglein
little mirror
- Eulenspiegelei
owl mirror trickery
- Metallspiegel
metal mirror
- anhauchen
To breathe on something means to touch it with your breath, often to fog it up or warm it.
- behauchen
To breathe on
- konkav
Concave
- bilateralsymmetrisch
Bilaterally symmetrical means that an object or shape has symmetry where one half is a mirror image of the other.
- Glasspiegel
Glass mirror
- Spiegelchen
small mirror
- Spiegelsaal
Hall of mirrors
- Spiegelglanz
Mirror finish
- frisieren
To style or arrange one's hair.
- Grimassen schneiden
To make faces
- Reflexionsgrad
Reflectivity
- Rückspiegel
rearview mirror
- Floatglas
Float glass
- Ankleideraum
Dressing room
- Schönbart
Dandy
- gilden
To gild
- eytel
Vain means excessively proud of oneself, especially of one's appearance.
- vergoldet
Gilded
- spiegelblank
Mirror-like, smooth
- Hauptspiegel
Primary mirror
- seitenverkehrt
Reversed
- Spiegel
mirror
- Spiegelkugel
Mirror ball
- Metallspiegel
Metal mirror
- Flügelspiegel
A wing mirror is an exterior mirror on a vehicle, mounted on the fender or door, that allows the driver to see to the rear and side.
- Spieglein
"Mirror, mirror on the wall" is the beginning of a famous question in the fairy tale Snow White, addressed to a talking mirror.
- gecken
To preen
- Spiegeltest
Mirror test
- verspiegelt
Mirrored means that a surface is coated with a reflective layer, making it act like a mirror.
- spiegelsymmetrisch
Mirror-symmetrical
- mutterfadennackt
Stark naked means completely naked, without any clothing.
- spiegelverkehrt
Mirror-inverted
- spiegelgleich
Mirror-like
- mirrorball
Spiegelkugel
Example sentences with “mirror”
Look in the mirror. (Schau in den Spiegel.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Spiegel'?
It remains 'die Spiegel'.