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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, neuter, inanimate
often used word (#968)
often used word (#968)
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looking-glass
Also: glass, mirror, speculum
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- Мэри посмотре́лась в зе́ркало. Mary looked at herself in the mirror.
- На карти́не изображена молода́я же́нщина, расчёсывающая во́лосы пе́ред зе́ркалом. The painting shows a young woman combing her hair before a mirror.
- Оптими́ст смо́трит в зе́ркало и стано́вится оптимистичней, а пессими́ст — пессимистичней. The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
- Вы любите смотре́ть на себя в зе́ркало? Do you like looking at yourself in the mirror?
- Его пове́рхность была́ гла́дкой, как зе́ркало. Its surface was as flat as a mirror.
- Она расчёсывала во́лосы пе́ред зе́ркалом. She was brushing her hair in front of a mirror.
- Том бро́сил взгляд в зе́ркало за́днего ви́да. Tom glanced at the rear-view mirror.
- Мне нра́вится ваше зе́ркало. I like your mirror.
- Она стоя́ла пе́ред зе́ркалом. She stood before the mirror.
- Не разбе́й зе́ркало. Don't break a mirror.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | зе́ркало | зеркала́ |
| gen. genitive | зе́ркала | зерка́л |
| dat. dative | зе́ркалу | зеркала́м |
| acc. accusative | зе́ркало | зеркала́ |
| inst. instrumental | зе́ркалом | зеркала́ми |
| prep. prepositional | зе́ркале | зеркала́х |
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