reflection

reflection
rə'flekʃən
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'.) reflejo; reflexión
reflection n
1. reflejo
the reflection of the moon on the water el reflejo de la luna en el agua
she looked at her reflection in the mirror se miró la cara reflejada en el espejo
2. reflexión
reflections on the meaning of life reflexiones sobre el significado de la vida
reflection
tr[rɪ'flekʃən]
noun
1 (image) reflejo
2 (thought) reflexión nombre femenino
3 (aspersion) descrédito
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on reflection, ... pensándolo bien, ...
reflection [ri'flɛkʃən] n
1) : reflexión f, reflejo m (de la luz, de imágenes, etc.)
2) thought: reflexión f, meditación f
reflection
n.
• cálculo s.m.
• reflejo s.m.
• reflexión (OPT) s.f.
• reproche s.m.
rɪ'flekʃən
noun
1)
a) u (Opt, Phys) reflexión f
b) c (image) reflejo m
c) c (of situation, feeling) reflejo m
2)
a) u (contemplation) reflexión f

on o upon reflection ... — pensándolo bien ...

b) c (thought) reflexión f; (comment) observación f
3) (disparagement) (no pl)

to be a reflection ON something/somebody: it's a sad reflection on human nature that nobody would help him que nadie lo ayudara no dice mucho a favor de la humanidad; this is no reflection on you, but ... — yo sé que no es culpa tuya, pero ..., no te estoy reprochando, pero ...

[rɪ'flekʃǝn]
N
1) [of light] (=act) reflexión f ; (=image) reflejo m

the reflection of the light in the mirror — el reflejo de la luz en el espejo

a pale reflection of former glories — un ligero reflejo de glorias pasadas

to see one's reflection in a shop window — verse reflejado en un escaparate

2) (=thought) meditación f , reflexión f

on reflection — pensándolo bien

without due reflection — sin pensarlo lo suficiente

mature reflection suggests that ... — una meditación más profunda indica que ...

3) (=aspersion, doubt) tacha f , descrédito m

this is no reflection on your work — esto no significa crítica alguna a su trabajo

this is no reflection on your honesty — esto no dice nada en contra de su honradez, esto no es ningún reproche a su honradez

to cast reflections on sb — reprochar a algn

4) (=idea) pensamiento m , idea f

"Reflections on Ortega" — "Meditaciones sobre Ortega"

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[rɪ'flekʃən]
noun
1)
a) u (Opt, Phys) reflexión f
b) c (image) reflejo m
c) c (of situation, feeling) reflejo m
2)
a) u (contemplation) reflexión f

on o upon reflection ... — pensándolo bien ...

b) c (thought) reflexión f; (comment) observación f
3) (disparagement) (no pl)

to be a reflection ON something/somebody: it's a sad reflection on human nature that nobody would help him que nadie lo ayudara no dice mucho a favor de la humanidad; this is no reflection on you, but ... — yo sé que no es culpa tuya, pero ..., no te estoy reprochando, pero ...


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