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1 ♦ reflection
♦ reflection /rɪˈflɛkʃn/n.1 riflesso; riverbero ( del sole, ecc.): The reflection of the sun on the sea was blinding me, il riflesso del sole sul mare mi accecava; She was looking at her reflection in the mirror, guardava il suo riflesso nello specchio2 [uc] riflessione; meditazione: I was lost in reflection, ero assorto in meditazione; philosophical reflections, riflessioni filosofiche; on reflection, riflettendoci; dopo riflessione: On reflection, I think that I should have applied for the job, dopo riflessione, penso che avrei dovuto fare domanda per il lavoro3 riflesso (fig.); conseguenza: Art is often seen as a reflection of society, l'arte è spesso vista come un riflesso della società; Surveys may not give an accurate reflection of the situation, i sondaggi possono non riflettere esattamente la situazione4 [u] (fis.) riflessione: the reflection of light [of heat, of sound], la riflessione della luce [del calore, del suono]● (fis.) reflection coefficient (o reflection factor), fattore (o coefficiente) di riflessione □ (elettr.) reflection loss, perdita per riflessione □ to be a sad reflection on, riflettersi negativamente su: Violence in stadiums is a sad reflection on football, la violenza negli stadi si riflette negativamente sul calcio. -
2 reflect
[rɪ'flekt] 1.1) riflettere, rispecchiare (anche fig.)to be reflected in sth. — rispecchiarsi in qcs. (anche fig.)
he saw himself, his face reflected in the mirror — vide il suo riflesso, il riflesso del suo viso nello specchio
2) (throw back) riflettere [light, heat]3) (think) pensare2.2)to reflect well on sb. — fare onore a o essere motivo di vanto per qcn.
to reflect badly on sb. — tornare a discredito di o disonorare qcn.
* * *[rə'flekt]1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) riflettere2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) riflettersi3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) riflettere•- reflection
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- reflector* * *[rɪ'flekt] 1.1) riflettere, rispecchiare (anche fig.)to be reflected in sth. — rispecchiarsi in qcs. (anche fig.)
he saw himself, his face reflected in the mirror — vide il suo riflesso, il riflesso del suo viso nello specchio
2) (throw back) riflettere [light, heat]3) (think) pensare2.2)to reflect well on sb. — fare onore a o essere motivo di vanto per qcn.
to reflect badly on sb. — tornare a discredito di o disonorare qcn.
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3 image
['ɪmɪdʒ]1) (mental picture) immagine f.; (notion) idea f.2) (public impression) (of company, etc.) immagine f.3) telev. fot. cinem. immagine f.4) (likeness) immagine f.he is the (spitting) image of his father — fig. è suo padre sputato
5) letter. immagine f.* * *['imi‹]1) (a likeness or copy of a person etc made of wood, stone etc: images of the saints.) immagine2) (a close likeness: She's the very image of her sister.) ritratto3) (reflection: She looked at her image in the mirror.) immagine4) (mental picture: I have an image of the place in my mind.) immagine5) (the general opinion that people have about a person, company etc: our public image.) immagine* * *['ɪmɪdʒ]1) (mental picture) immagine f.; (notion) idea f.2) (public impression) (of company, etc.) immagine f.3) telev. fot. cinem. immagine f.4) (likeness) immagine f.he is the (spitting) image of his father — fig. è suo padre sputato
5) letter. immagine f.
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