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1 meditate
1. transitive verb 2. intransitive verbnachdenken, (esp. Relig.) meditieren ([up]on über + Akk.)* * *['mediteit]1) (to think deeply: He was meditating on his troubles.) nachsinnen2) (to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought: He meditates twice a day.) meditieren•- academic.ru/45956/meditation">meditation- meditative
- meditatively* * *medi·tate[ˈmedɪteɪt]I. vi1. (think deeply)2. (as spiritual exercise) meditierento \meditate revenge auf Rache sinnen [o fam aus sein]* * *['medIteɪt]1. vt2. vinachdenken ( upon, on über +acc); (REL, PHILOS) meditieren* * *meditate [ˈmedıteıt]on, upon über akk)doing zu tun):meditate revenge auf Rache sinnen* * *1. transitive verb(consider) denken an (+ Akk.); erwägen; (design) planen2. intransitive verbnachdenken, (esp. Relig.) meditieren ([up]on über + Akk.)* * *v.meditieren v.nachdenken v. -
2 reflect
1. transitive verb1) (throw back) reflektieren2) (reproduce) spiegeln; (fig.) widerspiegeln [Ansichten, Gefühle, Werte]3) (contemplate) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)2. intransitive verb(meditate) nachdenkenPhrasal Verbs:* * *[rə'flekt]•- academic.ru/109269/reflecting">reflecting- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector* * *re·flect[rɪˈflekt]I. vt1. (throw back)he saw himself \reflected in the shop window er sah sein Spiegelbild im Schaufensterto \reflect heat/light/sound Hitze/Licht/Schall reflektieren2. (show)▪ to \reflect sth hard work, multiculturalism, one's views etw zeigen [o zum Ausdruck bringen]; honesty, generosity für etw akk sprechenhis refusal to accept the bribe \reflects his integrity es spricht für seine Integrität, dass er ein Bestechungsgeld abgelehnt hatto \reflect [great] credit on sb/sth jdm/etw [viel] Ehre machen3. (think)▪ to \reflect that... denken, dass...she \reflected that this was probably the last time she would see him sie dachte bei sich, dass dies vielleicht das letzte Mal war, dass sie ihn sahII. vi1. light, mirror reflektieren▪ to \reflect on [or upon] sb/sth über jdn/etw nachdenken3. (make impression)will the accident \reflect on his ability to do his job? wird der Unfall seine Arbeitsfähigkeit beeinträchtigen?▪ to \reflect on [or upon] sb ein Licht auf jdn werfento \reflect badly/well on [or upon] sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw sprechenit \reflected badly on his character es warf ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter* * *[rɪ'flekt]1. vt1) (= cast back) light, image, heat, sound zurückwerfen, reflektieren; (surface of water, mirror) spiegeln, reflektieren; (fig) views, reality etc widerspiegelnto be reflected in sth (lit, fig) — sich in etw (dat) spiegeln
I saw him/myself reflected in the mirror — ich sah ihn/mich im Spiegel
the many difficulties reflected in his report/attitude — die vielen Schwierigkeiten, die sich in seinem Bericht/seiner Haltung spiegeln
to reflect the fact that... —
2)(= think)
I reflected that thus was the way of the world —do you ever reflect that...? — denken Sie je darüber nach, dass...?
2. vi(= meditate) nachdenken, reflektieren (geh) (on, about über +acc)* * *reflect [rıˈflekt]A v/t1. Strahlen, Wellen etc reflektieren, zurückwerfen, -strahlen:reflected wave reflektierte Welle, Echowelle f;be reflected in sich spiegeln in (dat)( → A 3);shine with reflected light fig sich im Ruhm eines anderen sonnen2. ein Bild etc reflektieren, (wider-)spiegeln:reflecting microscope Spiegelmikroskop n;reflecting telescope Spiegelteleskop n3. fig (wider)spiegeln, zeigen:the result doesn’t reflect their superiority SPORT das Ergebnis gibt ihre Überlegenheit nicht wieder;a) sich (wider)spiegeln in (dat),b) seinen Niederschlag finden in (dat)( → A 1);our prices reflect your commission unsere Preise enthalten Ihre Provision4. einbringen (on dat):reflect credit on sb jemandem Ehre machen5. darüber nachdenken, überlegen ( beide:that dass;how wie)6. zurückbiegenB v/i1. reflektieren3. reflect (up)ona) sich abfällig äußern über (akk),b) ein schlechtes Licht werfen auf (akk),* * *1. transitive verb1) (throw back) reflektieren2) (reproduce) spiegeln; (fig.) widerspiegeln [Ansichten, Gefühle, Werte]3) (contemplate) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)2. intransitive verb(meditate) nachdenkenPhrasal Verbs:* * *v.abspiegeln v.reflektieren < wiederspiegeln> ausdr.widerspiegeln v.zurückwerfen v. -
3 speculate
intransitive verbspekulieren (about, on über + Akk.); Vermutungen od. Spekulationen anstellen (about, on über + Akk.)speculate on the Stock Exchange/in rubber — an der Börse/mit od. (Wirtsch. Jargon) in Gummi spekulieren
* * *['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) Vermutungen anstellen- academic.ru/69355/speculation">speculation* * *specu·late[ˈspekjəleɪt]vi1. (guess) spekulierenit has been \speculated that... es wird vermutet, dass...to \speculate on the gold/stock market am Goldmarkt/an der Börse spekulieren* * *['spekjʊleɪt]vi1) (= meditate, ponder) (nach)grübeln, nachdenken (on über +acc); (= conjecture) Vermutungen anstellen, spekulieren (about, on über +acc)I speculate that... — ich vermute, dass...
* * *speculate [ˈspekjʊleıt]A v/ion, upon, about über akk)* * *intransitive verbspekulieren (about, on über + Akk.); Vermutungen od. Spekulationen anstellen (about, on über + Akk.)speculate on the Stock Exchange/in rubber — an der Börse/mit od. (Wirtsch. Jargon) in Gummi spekulieren
* * *v.grübeln v. -
4 ruminate
intransitive verb1)2) (Zool.) wiederkäuen* * *ru·mi·nate[ˈru:mɪneɪt, AM -mə-]vi2. cows wiederkäuen* * *['ruːmIneɪt]1. vi (lit)wiederkäuen; (fig) grübeln (over, about, on über +acc)2. vtwiederkäuen* * *ruminate [ˈruːmıneıt]A v/i1. wiederkäuen2. fig grübeln (about, on, over über akk, dat)B v/t1. wiederkäuen2. fig grübeln über (akk, dat)* * *intransitive verb1)ruminate over or about or on something — über etwas (Akk.) nachsinnen (geh.) od. grübeln
2) (Zool.) wiederkäuen* * *v.wiederkäuen v.
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