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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mirage
"Dans le désert, nous avons vu un mirage."
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An optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road.
"The travelers saw a distant lake, but it was only a mirage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from French mirage, from se mirer 'to be reflected', from Latin mirari 'to wonder at'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mirage" is said worldwide
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mirage
Transliteration: mirage
"Dans le désert, nous avons vu un mirage."
Fata Morgana
Transliteration: Fata Morgana
"Die Oase in der Wüste erwies sich als Fata Morgana."
miraggio
Transliteration: miraggio
"Quella piscina nel deserto era solo un miraggio."
espejismo
Transliteration: espejismo
"El agua en la carretera era un espejismo debido al calor."
miragem
Transliteration: miragem
"O lago no horizonte não passava de uma miragem."
मृगतृष्णा
Transliteration: mrigtrishna
"रे रेगिस्तान में पानी दिखना एक मृगतृष्णा है।"
海市蜃楼
Transliteration: hǎishìshènlóu
"沙漠中的湖泊实际上是一个海市蜃楼。"
신기루
Transliteration: singiru
"사막에서 본 물은 신기루였다."
蜃気楼
Transliteration: shinkirō
"砂漠で見えた湖は蜃気楼だった。"
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