Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь - mirage
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n. 1 an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, esp. the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road from the reflection of light. 2 an illusory thing. Etymology: F f. se mirer be reflected, f. L mirare look at ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: French, from mirer to look at, from Latin mirari Date: 1803 1. an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool of water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending or reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density 2. something illusory and unattainable like a ~ Synonyms: see delusion ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(mirages) 1. A mirage is something which you see when it is extremely hot, for example in the desert, and which appears to be quite near but is actually a long way away or does not really exist. It hovered before his eyes like the mirage of an oasis. N-COUNT 2. If you describe something as a mirage, you mean that it is not real or true, although it may seem to be. The girl was a mirage, cast up by his troubled mind... = illusion N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 a strange effect caused by hot air in a desert, in which you think you can see objects when they are not actually there 2 a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1812, from Fr. mirage, from se mirer "to be reflected," from L. mirare (see mirror). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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