mirer

miʁe

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Definition of mirer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

armement

Dated

viser avec une arme en regardant bien l'endroit visé

Dated

Le chasseur mire sa cible avant de tirer.

cibler

pointer

viser

transparence

Dated

regarder quelque chose en transparence pour l'examiner

Dated

Il mire le verre à la lumière pour détecter les défauts.

observer

regarder

scruter

œufs

Dated

examiner des œufs en transparence pour voir s'ils sont frais

Dated

Elle mire les œufs devant la lampe pour vérifier leur qualité.

contrôler

examiner

inspecter

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se mirer

se regarder dans un miroir ou une surface qui réfléchit

Elle se mire dans la glace avant de sortir.

se mirer dans

regarder son reflet dans une surface qui renvoie une image

Elle se mire dans le lac pour vérifier sa coiffure.

Origin of mirer

latin, mirari (admirer)

Examples of mirer in a sentence

Il mire soigneusement avant chaque tir d'entraînement.
Le bijoutier mire la pierre précieuse avant de l’acheter.
On mire les œufs pour vérifier leur fraîcheur.
Le chef mire chaque œuf avant de les utiliser en cuisine.
On doit mirer les œufs pour éviter d’en casser des mauvais.

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English:sight, inspect against the light, ...
German:anvisieren, durchleuchten, ...
Italian:mirare, esaminare in controluce, ...
Spanish:apuntar, mirar al trasluz, ...
Portuguese:apontar, observar contra a luz, ...
Chinese:瞄准, 对光检查, ...
Japanese:狙いを定める, 透かして見る, ...
Arabic:صوّب, فحص بالنور, ...
Hebrew:לְכַוֵּן, לְהַבִּיט מוּל הָאוֹר, ...
Russian:прицеливаться, просматривать на просвет, ...
Ukrainian:цілитися, розглядати на просвіт, ...
Catalan:apuntar, mirar a contrallum, ...
Danish:sigte, besigtige, ...
Dutch:richten, inspecteren, ...
Greek:στοχεύω, εξετάζω στο φως, ...
Hungarian:célba venni, átvizsgálni, ...
Khmer:តម្រង់, សម្លឹងពិនិត្យតាមពន្លឺ, ...
Korean:조준하다, 비춰보다, ...
Polish:celować, oglądać pod światło, ...
Portuguese (BR):mirar, examinar contra a luz, ...
Romanian:a ochi, a privi, ...
Swedish:sikta, syna, ...
Thai:เล็ง, ส่องดู, ...
Turkish:nişan almak, ışığa tutmak, ...
Vietnamese:ngắm bắn, soi, ...

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