English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-reflect.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛkt|-ɛkt
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To bend back (light etc) from a surface.
#* A mirror reflects the light that shines on it.
- transitive To mirror, or show the image of something.
#* The shop window reflected his image as he walked past.
- transitive To bring as a consequence.
#* The team's victory reflects the Captain's abilities.
- intransitive To be bent back.
#* The laser light was reflected from the spaceman's visor.
- intransitive To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
#* The teacher's ability reflects well on the school.
- intransitive To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
#* People do that sort of thing every day, without ever stopping to reflect on the consequences.
Quotations
1985 — w:Justin Richards|Justin Richards, Option Lock, p 229
:Not for the first time, he reflected that it was not so much the speeches that strained the nerves as the palaver that went with them.
Translations
trans-top|To bend back (light etc) from a surface
Finnish: heijastaa
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To mirror, or show the image of something
Arabic: ARchar|عكس IPAchar|(ʕákasa)
Chinese: åæ˜ (fÇŽnyìng)
Dutch: weerkaatsen
Finnish: heijastaa
French: réfléchir, refléter
German: widerspiegeln
Italian: riflettere
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Japanese: 移㙠(ã†ã¤ã™, utsusu)
Korean: 반사하다 (bansahada)
Portuguese: refletir
Russian: отражать (otražát’)
Spanish: reflejar
Swedish: återkasta
trans-bottom
trans-top|To bring as a consequence
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To be bent back
Finnish: heijastua
trans-mid
Telugu: పరావరà±à°¤à°¨à°‚ చెందౠ(paraavartanaM cheMdu)
trans-bottom
trans-top|To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
Finnish: pohtia
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Telugu: à°ªà±à°°à°¤à°¿à°«à°²à°¿à°‚à°šà± (pratiphaliMchu), à°ªà±à°°à°¤à°¿à°¬à°¿à°‚బించౠ(pratibimbimchu)
ttbc|French: réfléchir
mid
ttbc|Vietnamese: suy nghĩ, suy ngẫm
ttbc|Spanish: reflejar (transitive), reflexionar (intransitive)
Related terms
reflective
unreflective
nonreflective
reflectorize
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