English-German translation for "mirage"

"mirage" German translation

mirage
[miˈrɑːʒ; ˈmir-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Luftspiegelungfeminine | Femininum f
    mirage physics | PhysikPHYS
    Fata Morganafeminine | Femininum f
    mirage physics | PhysikPHYS
    mirage physics | PhysikPHYS
  • Luftbildneuter | Neutrum n
    mirage figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Täuschungfeminine | Femininum f
    mirage figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Wahnmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mirage figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mirage figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • mirage syn vgl. → see „delusion
    mirage syn vgl. → see „delusion
Die Fata Morgana soll eine Sinnestäuschung sein.
A mirage is said to be an illusion.
Source: Tatoeba
Entschuldigen Sie bitte meine harschen Worte, doch dies kommt fast einer Fata Morgana gleich.
Please excuse my harsh words, but one can almost talk in terms of a mirage.
Source: Europarl
Dies scheint derzeit eher eine Illusion als ein realistisches Vorhaben zu sein.
At the moment, this is much more of a mirage than a realistic plan.
Source: Europarl
Aus diesem Grunde darf man nicht den Trugbildern des Marktes und der Industrialisierung erliegen.
This is why we cannot give in to the mirages of the market and industrialisation.
Source: Europarl
Es ist, als hätten wir uns die hektische Aktivität von Charles Clarke nur eingebildet.
It is as if Charles Clarke's frenzy of activity on this topic was a mirage.
Source: Europarl
Das ist laut Jacques eine Fata Morgana.
This is a mirage, Jacques says.
Source: News-Commentary
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