Usage examples of "der spiegel" in German with translation to English

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Das Auge ist der Spiegel der Seele. The eye is the mirror of the soul.
Der Spiegel auf einer Puderdose, die ich von einem Freund bekommen habe, ist zerbrochen. The mirror on a compact I got from a friend has cracked.
"Spieglein, Spieglein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?" So antwortete der Spiegel: "Frau Königin, Ihr seid die Schönste im Land." "Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who in the land is fairest of all?" And then the mirror would always reply: "You, my queen, are fairest of all."
Der Optimist schaut in einen Spiegel und wird optimistischer, der Pessimist pessimistischer. The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
Der Lehrer betrachtete mich für eine Weile eingehend. The teacher contemplated me for a while.
Sie sah sich im Spiegel. She saw herself in the mirror.
Sehr viele Schüler fehlten in der Schule. A great many students were absent from school.
Schau einfach mal in den Spiegel. Just look in the mirror.
Die Arbeiter treffen sich gern in der Kneipe, wo sie aus sich heraus gehen können. The workers like to gather in a pub where they can let their hair down.
Mary betrachtete sich im Spiegel. Mary looked at herself in the mirror.
Wenn es diesen Schwachpunkt nicht gäbe, sollte ich ihn auf der Stelle einstellen. If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.
Er nahm einen Spiegel und schaute sich seine Zunge an. He picked up a mirror and looked at his tongue.
Ich bin zu dem Laden gegangen, der sehr nah war. I went to the store that was very nearby.
Sie zog die Jeans ihrer Schwester an und schaute in den Spiegel. She put on her sister's jeans and looked in the mirror.
In der Wunde hat sich Eiter gebildet. Pus has formed in the wound.
Er nahm einen Spiegel und betrachtete sorgfältig seine Zunge. He took a mirror and carefully examined his tongue.
Der Bürgermeister verlieh ihm den Stadtschlüssel. The mayor presented him with the key to the city.
Er betrachtete ihn im Spiegel. He looked at him in the mirror.
Der Regen tropfte durch eine undichte Stelle im Dach. The rain was dripping through a leak in the roof.
Ein Spiegel ist besser als eine ganze Reihe Ahnenbilder. A mirror is better than an entire row of ancestral portraits.
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