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rear-view mirror en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From rear-view + mirror.

Meanings

  1. A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) The observer's perception of something that is past or has been surpassed.
    • Guilt is a powerful emotion in the moment, but it's easy to ignore once it's in the rear-view mirror.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rearview mirror alternative lexicographic
rear-view mirrors Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

side-view mirror

Synonyms

rear vision mirror

Translations (41)

vi kính chiếu hậu (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · mk ретрови́зор (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · pt espelho retrovisor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · fo bakspegil (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ja バックミラー (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · es retrovisor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · fi taustapeili (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · nl achteruitkijkspiegel (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · tr dikiz aynası (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · eo retrospegulo (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · vi gương chiếu hậu (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · da bakspejl (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · it specchietto retrovisore (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · nb kjørespeil (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · cmn 後視鏡 /后视镜 (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ka უკანა ხედის სარკე (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ru зе́ркало за́днего ви́да (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · sv backspegel (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · es espejo retrovisor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · sh retròvīzor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · nn køyrespegel (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · id kaca spion tengah (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · sh ретро̀вӣзор (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ca retrovisor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · de Rückspiegel (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · cmn 後照鏡 /后照镜 (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · nb bakspeil (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · yue 倒後鏡 /倒后镜 (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ga scáthán siar (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · it retrovisore (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · pt retrovisor (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · vi kiếng chiếu hậu (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · pl lusterko wsteczne (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · cs zpětné zrcátko (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · bg огледало за задно виждане (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ka უკანა ხედვის სარკე (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · nn bakspegel (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · fr rétroviseur intérieur (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · hu (belső) visszapillantó tükör (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · is baksýnisspegill (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind) · ko 백미러 (mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind)