rear-view mirror
also rearview mirror
Word forms: plural rear-view mirrors
countable noun
Inside a car, the rear-view mirror is the mirror that enables you to see the traffic behind when you are driving.
rear-view mirror in British English
noun
a mirror on a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic coming behind him or her
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In other languagesrear-view mirror
British English: rear-view mirror /ˈrɪəvjuː ˈmɪrə/ NOUN
Inside a car, the rear-view mirror is the mirror that enables you to see the traffic behind when you are driving.
- American English: rear-view mirror
- Arabic: مِرْآةُ الرُؤْيَةِ الـخَلْفِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: espelho retrovisor
- Chinese: 后视镜
- Croatian: retrovizor
- Czech: zpětné zrcátko
- Danish: bakspejl
- Dutch: achteruitkijkspiegel
- European Spanish: retrovisor
- Finnish: taustapeili
- French: rétroviseur
- German: Rückspiegel
- Greek: καθρέφτης αυτοκινήτου
- Italian: specchietto retrovisore
- Japanese: バックミラー
- Korean: 백미러
- Norwegian: bakspeil
- Polish: lusterko wsteczne
- European Portuguese: espelho retrovisor
- Romanian: oglindă retrovizoare
- Russian: зеркало задней обзорности
- Latin American Spanish: retrovisor
- Swedish: backspegel
- Thai: กระจกมองหลัง
- Turkish: arka ayna
- Ukrainian: дзеркало заднього виду
- Vietnamese: gương chiếu hậu
Chinese translation of 'rear-view mirror'
rear-view mirror
(ˈrɪəvjuː-)
n (c)
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后(後)视(視)镜(鏡)
(hòushìjìng)