reflective

re·flec·tive

 (rĭ-flĕk′tĭv)

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, produced by, or resulting from reflection.

b. Capable of or producing reflection: a reflective surface.

2. Characterized by or given to serious thinking or contemplation; thoughtful. See Synonyms at pensive.

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re·flec′tive·ly adv.

re·flec′tive·ness n.

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reflective

(rɪˈflɛktɪv)

adj

1. characterized by quiet thought or contemplation

2. capable of reflecting: a reflective surface.

3. produced by reflection

reˈflectively adv

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re•flec•tive

(rɪˈflɛk tɪv)

adj.

1. capable of reflecting.

2. of or pertaining to reflection.

3. cast by reflection.

4. given to or marked by meditation; thoughtful.

[1620–30]

re•flec′tive•ly, adv.

re•flec′tive•ness, re•flec•tiv•i•ty (ˌri flɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti) n.

syn: See pensive.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	reflective - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"; contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative, brooding, broody thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"
	2.	reflective - capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface" nonreflecting, nonreflective - not capable of physical reflection
	3.	reflective - devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type" intellectual - appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"

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reflective

adjective thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, pensive, reasoning, pondering, deliberative, ruminative, cogitating Mike is a quiet, reflective man.

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reflective

adjective

Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought:

cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, ruminative, speculative, thinking, thoughtful.

Idiom: in a brown study.

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Translations

تَفْكيري، تأمُّليعاكِس

hloubavýodrazový

eftertænksom

nachdenklichreflektierend

réfléchiréfléchissantréflecteurréflectif

íhugullsem endurkastar

düşünceliyansıtıcıyansıyan

反光的深思熟虑的

reflective

[rɪˈflektɪv] ADJ

1. [surface] → brillante, lustroso

2. (= meditative) → pensativo, reflexivo

3. to be reflective of → reflejar

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

reflective

[rɪˈflɛktɪv] adj

(= contemplative) [person, mood] → méditatif/ive

to be reflective of sth (= reveal) → refléter qch

[surface, pool] → réfléchissant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reflective

adj

faculty, powers → der Reflexion; person → nachdenklich; expression → nachdenklich, grübelnd; to be in a reflective mood → in einer nachdenklichen Stimmung sein

(Phys etc) surface → reflektierend, spiegelnd; light → reflektiert; clothing → reflektierend

(Gram) = reflexive

to be reflective of something (form, = in tune with) → sich in Übereinstimmung mit etw befinden

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reflective

[riˌflektɪv] adj

a. (pensive) → pensoso/a

b. (indicative) to be reflective of (frm) → riflettere

c. (light, surface) → riflettente

d. (jacket, belt) → lucido/a

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reflect

(rəˈflekt) verb

1. to send back (light, heat etc). The white sand reflected the sun's heat. weerspieël يَعْكِس отразявам refletir odrážet reflektieren reflektere; kaste tilbage αντανακλώ, αντικατοπτρίζωreflejar peegeldama منعکس شدن یا کردن heijastaa renvoyer, refléter להחזיר אור, קול प्रतिबिम्बित करना odražavati, odbijati se visszaver memantulkan endurkasta riflettere 反射する 반사하다 atspindėti, atmušti atstarot memantul weerkaatsenkaste tilbake, reflektereodbijać بياخپرول (غږ، رڼا، حرارت اونور)، انعكاس كول، ښكاره كول، خپريدل، منعكس كول، ښكاره كيدل، فكر كول 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 refletir zrcadlit spiegeln genspejle 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 weerspiegelengjenspeileodbijać بياخپرول reflectir a reflecta отражаться zrkadliť zrcaliti reflektovati återspegla สะท้อนให้เห็น yansıtmak 反映 віддзеркалювати عکس ڈالنا phản chiếu 反映，映出

3. to think carefully. Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do). nadink يُفَكِّر мисля refletir přemýšlet überlegen reflektere; tænke sig om σκέφτομαιreflexionar järele mõtlema تفکر کردن tuumia réfléchir לִשקוֹל चिन्तन या विचार करना razmišljati gondolkodik merenungkan íhuga riflettere よく考える 심사숙고하다 (ap)mąstyti apdomāt, apsvērt berfikir dengan berhati-hati nadenkenbetenke seg, reflektere over zastanowić się فكر كول 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

reˈflecting adjective

able to reflect (light etc). a reflecting surface. weerspieëlend عاكِس отразяващ refletor odrazný reflektierend reflekterende ανακλαστικόςreflector 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 منعکس کوونکی 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，引起反射的

reflection, reflexion (rəˈflekʃən) noun

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 reflexão odraz; úvaha das Spiegelbild, die Überlegung spejlbillede; overvejelse; refleksion αντανάκλαση, είδωλο, στοχασμός, σκέψηreflejo; reflexión peegeldus, mõtisklus انعکاس heijastus reflet; réflexionבבואה परावर्तन प्रतिबिम्बन odraz, refleksija visszaverődés; gondolkodás; elmélkedés bayangan íhugun, vangaveltur; spegilmynd riflesso; riflessione 反映 반영 atspindys, apmąstymas atspulgs; pārdomas imbasan wajah/diri weerspiegeling, overdenkingspeilbilde; betenkningstid, overveielse odbicie, namysł, refleksja انعكاس ، خپرونه، فكر 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

reˈflective (-tiv) adjective

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

2. reflecting. Reflective number-plates. reflekterend عاكِس отразяващ refletor odrazový reflektierend reflekterende ανακλαστικόςreflector (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 انعكاس كوونكى، خپرونكى reflector reflec­tat; reflectorizat отражающий odrazový odseven koji odbija reflekterande ส่องกลับ yansıtıcı, yansıyan 反光的 такий, що відбиває عکس انداز phản chiếu 反光射的

reˈflectively adverb

reflekterend بصورةٍ عاكِسَه، تَفْكيريَّه отразяващо pensativamente přemýšlivě reflektierend eftertænksomt; reflekterende 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 bespiegelendettertenksomt z zadumą په عكس العمل سره 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，反光射地

reˈflector noun

something, especially of glass or metal, that reflects light, heat etc. reflektor عاكِس отражател refletor reflektor der Reflektor refleks 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 reflectorrefleks; kattøye; reflektor element odblaskowy, reflektor منعكس كوونكى سطح يااله 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

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