reflect

reflect
rə'flekt
verb
1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) reflejar
2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) reflejar
3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) reflexionar (sobre)
- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector

reflect vb
1. reflejar
a mirror reflects the light un espejo refleja la luz
2. reflexionar
reflect before you answer reflexiona antes de contestar
reflect
tr[rɪ'flekt]
transitive verb
1 reflejar
my face was reflected in the lake mi cara se reflejaba en el lago
intransitive verb
1 (think) reflexionar (on, sobre)
I reflected a great deal before acting reflexioné mucho antes de actuar
reflect [ri'flɛkt] vt
1) : reflejar
to reflect light: reflejar la luz
happiness is reflected in her face: la felicidad se refleja en su cara
2)
to reflect that : pensar que, considerar que
reflect vi
1)
to reflect on : reflexionar sobre
2)
to reflect badly on : desacreditar, perjudicar
reflect
v.
espejear v.
reflejar v.
reflexionar v.
rɪ'flekt
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<light/heat/sound\>\> reflejar

her face was reflected in the mirror — su cara se reflejaba en el espejo

b) \<\<situation/feeling/mood\>\> reflejar

this is reflected in her work — esto se refleja en su trabajo

2) (think) reflexionar, meditar

2.
vi
1) (think)

to reflect (ON something) — reflexionar or meditar (sobre algo)

2) \<\<light/heat\>\> reflejarse
Phrasal Verbs:
[rɪ'flekt]
1. 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

2. 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 solo 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

* * *
[rɪ'flekt]
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<light/heat/sound\>\> reflejar

her face was reflected in the mirror — su cara se reflejaba en el espejo

b) \<\<situation/feeling/mood\>\> reflejar

this is reflected in her work — esto se refleja en su trabajo

2) (think) reflexionar, meditar

2.
vi
1) (think)

to reflect (ON something) — reflexionar or meditar (sobre algo)

2) \<\<light/heat\>\> reflejarse
Phrasal Verbs:

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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