Tükör

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Tükör

 

Meaning:

mirror

 

Pronunciation:

 

Example sentences:

Legalább én még tükörbe tudok nézni.

At-least I still mirror-in can-I look.

At least I can still look into the mirror. (I.e. At least I’m not ashamed of myself – Title of an iconic song by Hungarian punk band Alvin és a Mókusok; you can listen to it right here.)

 

 

A szem a lélek tükre.

The eye the soul mirror-of.

The eyes are the mirror of the soul.

 

Related terms:

hiú – vain

hiúság – vanity

tükörkép – mirror image

tükörsima – smooth as a mirror

tükörreflexes fényképezőgép – reflex camera

tükörtojás – fried egg (literally: mirror-egg)

tükröz – to reflect, to mirror (actively – the mirror mirrors you)

tükrözött – mirror-inverted

tükröződik – to reflect, to mirror (passively – you get mirrored by the mirror)

tükröződés – reflexion

üveg – glass

 

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