rear-view mirror

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rear-view mirror

(Automotive Engineering) a mirror on a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic coming behind him or her

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rear-view mirror

[ˌrɪəvjuːˈmɪrəʳ] N (Aut) → (espejo m) retrovisor m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rear-view mirror

n → Rückspiegel m

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rear-view mirror

[ˈrɪəˌvjuːˈmɪrəʳ] n (Aut) → specchietto retrovisore

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

rear-view mirror

→ مِرْآةُ الرُؤْيَةِ الـخَلْفِيَّة zpětné zrcátko bakspejl Rückspiegel καθρέφτης αυτοκινήτου retrovisor taustapeili rétroviseur retrovizor specchietto retrovisore バックミラー 백미러 achteruitkijkspiegel bakspeil lusterko wsteczne espelho retrovisor зеркало задней обзорности backspegel กระจกมองหลัง arka ayna gương chiếu hậu 后视镜

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