mirage

1. An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.

   Luftspiegelung, Fata Morgana

   мира́жmiráž, ма́ревоmárevo, фа́та морга́наfáta morgána

   міра́жmiráž, ма́ревоmárevo

   an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

2. (figuratively)An illusion.

1. Have you ever seen a mirage?

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2. In reality, it was a mirage.

   ruНа самом деле это мираж.

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3. Heaven and hell are only mirages.

   ruРай и ад – всего лишь миражи.

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4. A mirage is said to be an illusion.

   ruГоворят, мираж - это иллюзия.

   deDie Fata Morgana soll eine Sinnestäuschung sein.

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5. The water on the road was just a mirage.

   ruВода на дороге была просто миражом.

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