miraggio

mirage

noun mee-RAHD-joh Less Common

Origin: From French mirage, from mirer (to look at).

Also means

illusion, pipe dream

Usage Note

Miraggio refers both to the optical illusion seen in deserts and to any unattainable dream or false hope: il miraggio del successo (the illusion of success). Its French origin via mirer is one of the less common French borrowings in Italian. Plural is regular: i miraggi.

Examples

"Il miraggio scomparve all'improvviso."

Natural Translation

The mirage disappeared suddenly.

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