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re·flect (r

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v. re·flect·ed, re·flect·ing, re·flects

v.tr.

1. To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo.

2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.

3. To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence.

4. To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach.

5. Archaic To bend back.

v.intr.

1. To be bent or thrown back: Her voice reflected off the canyon walls.

2. To give something back, as light or sound: a shiny surface that reflects well.

a. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something: That student's performance reflects well on the whole school.

b. To bring blame or discredit: Hasty preparation of the report will reflect on you.

a. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think.

b. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career.

[Middle English reflecten, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectere, to bend back : re-, re- + flectere, to bend.]

reflect [rɪˈflɛkt]

1. (Physics / General Physics) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which light, other electromagnetic radiation, sound, particles, etc., are thrown back after impinging on a surface

2. (Physics / General Physics) (of a mirror, etc.) to form an image of (something) by reflection

3. (tr) to show or express his tactics reflect his desire for power

4. (tr) to bring as a consequence the success of the project reflected great credit on all the staff

5. (intr; foll by on or upon) to cause to be regarded in a specified way her behaviour reflects well on her

6. (intr; foll by on or upon) to cast dishonour, discredit, etc. (on) his conduct reflects on his parents

7. (intr; usually foll by on) to think, meditate, or ponder

[from Latin reflectere to bend back, from re- + flectere to bend; see flex]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	reflect - manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs" point, indicate, designate, show - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
	2.	reflect - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
	3.	reflect - to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium" reverberate acoustics - the study of the physical properties of sound reverberate - be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building" mirror - reflect as if in a mirror; "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"
	4.	reflect - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects" shine resplend - be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly; "The Queen's garments resplended in velvet and jewels" glare - be sharply reflected; "The moon glared back at itself from the lake's surface" opalesce - reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce" luminesce - be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence coruscate, sparkle, scintillate - reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside" give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
	5.	reflect - show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image" optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light show - make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
	6.	reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
	7.	reflect - give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student" attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate - provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" reflect - give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him" mirror - reflect or resemble; "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"

reflect

verb

1. show, reveal, express, display, indicate, demonstrate, exhibit, communicate, manifest, bear out, bespeak, evince Concern was reflected in the government's budget.

2. throw back, return, mirror, echo, reproduce, imitate, give back The glass appears to reflect light naturally.

3. consider, think, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, meditate, mull over, ruminate, cogitate, wonder I reflected on the child's future.

Translations

reflect [rɪˈflekt]

A. VT

1. [+ light, image] → reflejar
plants reflected in the water → plantas reflejadas en el agua
I saw him/myself reflected in the mirror → lo vi/me vi reflejado en el espejo

2. [+ situation, emotion, opinion] → reflejar, hacerse eco de
the difficulties are reflected in his report → las dificultades se reflejan en su informe, el informe se hace eco de las dificultades
the speech reflects credit on him → el discurso le hace honor
to bask in reflected glory → disfrutar de la gloria ajena

3. (= say) → reflexionar
"the war has educated many of us," he reflected → -la guerra nos ha concienciado a muchos -reflexionó
he reflected that life had not treated him so badly → pensándolo bien, la vida no le había tratado tan mal

B. VI

1. to reflect off sth [light, heat] → reflejarse en algo; [sound] → salir rebotado de algo

2. (= think, meditate) → reflexionar, pensar
reflect before you act → reflexione antes de obrar
if we but reflect a moment → sí sólo reflexionamos un instante
to reflect on sth → reflexionar or meditar sobre algo

3. to reflect on or upon sth/sb: it reflects on all of us → eso tiende a perjudicarnos or desprestigiarnos a todos
it reflects on her reputation → eso pone en tela de juicio su reputación
to reflect well on or upon sb → hacer honor a algn
to reflect badly on or upon sb → decir poco en favor de algn
it will reflect badly on the university → eso dará una imagen poco favorable de la universidad

reflect [rɪˈflɛkt]

[+ image] → réfléchir, refléter

[+ heat, light] → réfléchir

(= reveal) → refléter

(= think) → penser

vi (= think) → réfléchir, méditer

reflect on

vt fus

(= think about) → réfléchir à

(= discredit) (also reflect badly on) → donner une mauvaise image de

(= do credit to) (also reflect well on) → donner une bonne image de

reflect

(= cast back) light, image, heat, sound → zurückwerfen, reflektieren; (surface of water, mirror) → spiegeln, reflektieren; (fig) views, reality etc → widerspiegeln; to be reflected in something (lit, fig) → sich in etw (dat) → spiegeln; I saw him/myself reflected in the mirror → ich sah ihn/mich im Spiegel; the many difficulties reflected in his report/attitude → die vielen Schwierigkeiten, die sich in seinem Bericht/seiner Haltung spiegeln; reflecting prism → Spiegelprisma nt; to bask in reflected glory → sich im Glanze eines anderen sonnen; to reflect the fact that … → die Tatsache widerspiegeln, dass …; his music reflects his love for her → in seiner Musik spiegelt sich seine Liebe zu ihr wider

(= think) I reflected that thus was the way of the world → ich dachte bei mir, dass das eben der Lauf der Welt sei; do you ever reflect that …? → denken Sie je darüber nach, dass …?

vi (= meditate) → nachdenken, reflektieren (geh) (→ on, about über +acc)

reflect [rɪˈflɛkt]

1. vt

a. (light, image, heat) → riflettere (fig) → rispecchiare
to reflect credit on sb → fare onore a qn

b. (think) to reflect that → riflettere sul fatto che

2. vi

a. (think, meditate) to reflect (on sth) → riflettere (su qc)

b. (discredit) to reflect (up)on sb/sth → ripercuotersi su qn/qc

reflect [rɪˈflɛkt]

1. vt

a. (light, image, heat) → riflettere (fig) → rispecchiare
to reflect credit on sb → fare onore a qn

b. (think) to reflect that → riflettere sul fatto che

2. vi

a. (think, meditate) to reflect (on sth) → riflettere (su qc)

b. (discredit) to reflect (up)on sb/sth → ripercuotersi su qn/qc

reflect

v reflect [rəˈflekt]

1 to send back (light, heat etc) The white sand reflected the sun's heat. weerspieël يَعْكِس отразявам odrážet reflektere; kaste tilbage reflektieren αντανακλώ, αντικατοπτρίζω reflejar peegeldama منعکس شدن یا کردن heijastaa renvoyer, refléter לְהַחֲזִיר אוֹר, קוֹל प्रतिबिम्बित करना odražavati, odbijati se visszaver memantulkan endurkasta riflettere 反射する 반사하다 atspindėti, atmušti atstarot memantul weerkaatsen kaste tilbake, reflektere odbijać reflectir a reflecta отражать odrážať odbijati odbijati reflektera สะท้อนกลับ yansıtmak 反射 відбивати منعکس کرنا phản xạ 反射

2 (of a mirror etc) to give an image of She was reflected in the mirror/water. weerspieël يَعْكِس الصورَة отразявам zrcadlit genspejle spiegeln καθρεπτίζω reflejar peegeldama باز تاباندن heijastaa réfléchir לְשַקֵף प्रतिबिम्बित करना odražavati (vissza)tükröz memberi bayangan endurspegla riflettersi 映す …의 상을 비추다 at(si)spindėti atspoguļot; atspīdēt wajah mengimbas di cermin weerspiegelen gjenspeile odbijać reflectir a reflecta отражаться zrkadliť zrcaliti reflektovati återspegla สะท้อนให้เห็น yansıtmak 反映 віддзеркалювати عکس ڈالنا phản chiếu 映出

3 to think carefully Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do). nadink يُفَكِّر мисля přemýšlet reflektere; tænke sig om überlegen σκέφτομαι reflexionar (sobre) järele mõtlema تفکر کردن tuumia réfléchir (à) לִשקוֹל चिन्तन या विचार करना razmišljati gondolkodik merenungkan íhuga riflettere よく考える 심사숙고하다 (ap)mąstyti apdomāt, apsvērt berfikir dengan berhati-hati nadenken betenke seg, reflektere over zastanowić się reflectir a reflecta (la) размышлять premýšľať premisliti razmišljati reflektera, fundera ไตร่ตรอง dikkatle düşünmek 反省 міркувати; роздумувати سنجیدگی سے غور کرنا cân nhắc 思考，反省

adj reˈflecting

able to reflect (light etc) a reflecting surface. weerspieëlend عاكِس отразяващ odrazný reflekterende reflektierend ανακλαστικός reflector peegel- منعکس کننده heijastava réfléchissant מְשַקֵף परावर्ती, परावर्तक reflektirajući fényvisszaverő bisa memantulkan sem endurkastar/-speglar riflettente 反射する 반사하는 atspindintis atstarojošs imbasan reflecterend reflekterende odblaskowy, odbijający reflector care reflectă отражающий; зеркальный odrazový odseven reflektujući som reflekterar (återspeglar) สามารถสะท้อนกลับ yansıtan 可反射的 відбиваючий, віддзеркалюючий عکس انداز có khả năng phản chiếu 反射的

n reflection, reflexion [rəˈflekʃən]

She looked at her reflection in the water; After reflection I felt I had made the wrong decision; The book is called `Reflections of a Politician'. weerspieëling إنْعِكاس صورَه отражение odraz; úvaha spejlbillede; overvejelse; refleksion das Spiegelbild, die Überlegung αντανάκλαση, είδωλο, στοχασμός, σκέψη reflejo; reflexión peegeldus, mõtisklus انعکاس heijastus reflet; réflexion בָּבוּאָה परावर्तन प्रतिबिम्बन odraz, refleksija visszaverődés; gondolkodás; elmélkedés bayangan íhugun, vangaveltur; spegilmynd riflesso; riflessione 反映 반영 atspindys, apmąstymas atspulgs; pārdomas imbasan wajah/diri weerspiegeling, overdenking speilbilde; betenkningstid, overveielse odbicie, namysł, refleksja reflexão imagine reflectată; reflecţie, reflectare отражение; размышление odraz; úvaha odsev; premislek odraz spegling, spegelbild, reflektion, eftertanke การสะท้อนกลับ görüntü; yansıma; düşünme 倒影，反省，省思 відбиття, віддзеркалення عکس phản xạ; phản chiếu 映象，倒影，思考，反省

adj reˈflective [-tiv]

1 thoughtful a reflective mood. nadenkend تَفْكيري، تأمُّلي разсъдъчен hloubavý eftertænksom nachdenklich στοχαστικός pensativo, meditabundo mõtlik اندیشمند mietteliäs réfléchi; de réflexion מְהוּרהָר परावर्तक sklon razmišljanju gondolkodó penuh pikiran íhugull riflessivo 考え深い 생각이 깊은 susimąstęs domīgs bertimbang rasa bespiegelend ettertenksom zadumany, refleksyjny pensativo spre meditaţie задумчивый hĺbavý premišljujoč refleksivan tankfull, fundersam ซึ่งไตร่ตรอง düşünceli 沉思的 замислений سنجیدہ biết suy nghĩ 思考的

2 reflecting Reflective number-plates. reflekterend عاكِس отразяващ odrazový reflekterende reflektierend (αντ)ανακλαστικός reflector (vastu)helkiv منعکس کننده یا شونده heijastava réfléchissant מֲחֲזִיר אוֹר प्रतिबिम्बक, परावर्त्तक, प्रेक्षेपक refleksivan broj fényvisszaverő memantulkan cahaya sem endurkastar riflettente 反射する 반사하는 atspindintis atstarojošs yang memantul reflecterend selvlysende, reflekterende odblaskowy, odbijający reflector reflectat; reflectorizat отражающий odrazový odseven koji odbija reflekterande ส่องกลับ yansıtıcı, yansıyan 反光的 такий, що відбиває عکس انداز phản chiếu 反射的

adv reˈflectively

reflekterend بصورةٍ عاكِسَه، تَفْكيريَّه отразяващо přemýšlivě eftertænksomt; reflekterende reflektierend σκεφτικά con reflexión, pensativamente mõtisklevalt فکورانه؛ بازتابگرانه mietteliäästi avec réflexion בְּצוּרָה מְהוּרהֶרֶת परार्वकतकता koji odrazuje, refleksivan visszatükrözően dengan renungan íhugandi con riflessione 考え深く 반사하여 susimąstęs domīgi secara pantulan bespiegelend ettertenksomt z zadumą pensativamente gânditor задумчиво hĺbavo premišljeno refleksivno tankfullt, reflekterande ซึ่งสะท้อนกลับได้ derin derin düşünerek 沉思地，反光地 замислено سنجید گی سے phản chiếu 沉思地，反射地

n reˈflector

something, especially of glass or metal, that reflects light, heat etc. reflektor عاكِس отражател reflektor refleks der Reflektor ανακλαστήρας, κάτοπτρο reflector reflektor منعکس کننده heijastin réflecteur מַחֲזִיר אוֹר दर्पण reflektor visszaverő (felület), prizma, macskaszem reflektor endurvarps-/spegilflötur riflettore 反射するもの 반사물 atšvaitas, reflektorius reflektors; atstarotājs pemantul reflector refleks; kattøye; reflektor element odblaskowy, reflektor reflector reflector отражатель reflektor reflektor reflektor reflektor เครื่องสะท้อนกลับ yansıtıcı, reflektör 反射物(器、鏡) рефлектор, відбивач عکس ڈالنے والا آلہ gương phản xạ 反射器

reflect → يَعْكِس odrazit reflektere reflektieren αντανακλώ reflejar heijastaa réfléchir odraziti riflettere 反射する 반사하다 nadenken reflektere odbić reflectir, refletir отражать tänka över สะท้อนกลับ yansıtmak phản chiếu 反射

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