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1 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
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- 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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2 mirror
I ['mɪrə(r)]1) specchio m. (anche fig.)2) aut. specchietto m.II ['mɪrə(r)]verbo transitivo riflettere (anche fig.)* * *['mirə] 1. noun(a piece of glass or metal having a surface that reflects an image: She spends a lot of time looking in the mirror.) specchio2. verb(to reflect as a mirror does: The smooth surface of the lake mirrored the surrounding mountains.) rispecchiare, riflettere* * *I ['mɪrə(r)]1) specchio m. (anche fig.)2) aut. specchietto m.II ['mɪrə(r)]verbo transitivo riflettere (anche fig.)
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