English-Czech translations for mirage

• fata morgána
  Italské investice v Libyi, které měly přitáhnout mladé lidi ze západní Afriky, dnes vypadají jako fata morgána. Today, it seems the very mirage of Italian investments in Libya is attracting thousands of young people from West Africa.
  Nestojí tedy za to o ní diskutovat, protože je to velice nákladná fata morgána a bezesporu nás odvádí od našich skutečných priorit. It is therefore not worth discussing it, because it is a very expensive mirage, and certainly distracts us from our real priorities.
• přelud

Definition of mirage

• An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, giving the appearance of there being refuge in the distance
• An illusion
• To cause to appear as or like a mirage

Related words

• Mira
• miracle
• admiration
• admiral
• admirable
• emirate
• miraculous
• Miranda
• Mirandese