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reflect verb

  /ɹɪˈflɛkt/
  • (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
 widerspiegeln, reflektieren
  • (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
 reflektieren, nachdenken, sinnen
  • (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
 spiegeln, reflektieren, gespiegelt werden, sich spiegeln, zurückspiegeln
  • (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
 spiegeln, reflektieren, zurückspiegeln

reflection noun

  /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
 Reflexion, Abbild, Reflektion, Widerspiegelung
  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
 Reflektion
  • Careful thought or consideration.
 Abwägung, Reflektion
  • (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
 Reflexion

reflective adjective

  /ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/
  • That reflects, or redirects back to the source.
  • Pondering, especially thinking back on the past.
 reflexiv

reflective

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reflecting noun

  /ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/
  • An instance of reflection
 Reflektieren
reflect on somebody
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