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1 bask
bask, US vi se prélasser ; to bask in se prélasser à [sunshine, warmth] ; jouir de [approval, affection] ; to bask in sb's reflected glory tirer fierté du succès de qn. -
2 reflect
reflect [rɪ'flekt]∎ her face was reflected in the mirror/the water son visage se reflétait dans la glace/dans l'eau;∎ she saw herself reflected in the window elle a vu son image dans la vitre;∎ the mirror reflected the light from the lamp le miroir réfléchissait la lumière de la lampe;∎ the plate reflects heat (back) into the room la plaque renvoie la chaleur dans la pièce;∎ the sound was reflected off the rear wall le son était renvoyé par le mur du fond∎ the behaviour of a few reflects discredit on us all le comportement de quelques-uns porte atteinte à l'honneur de tous;∎ figurative to bask or to bathe in reflected glory se parer des plumes du paon;∎ he bathed in the reflected glory of his wife's achievements il tira gloire de la réussite de sa femme∎ the graph reflects population movements le graphique traduit les mouvements de population;∎ many social problems are reflected in his writing de nombreux problèmes de société sont évoqués dans ses écrits;∎ her personal problems are reflected in her poor performance at school elle a des problèmes personnels et ses résultats scolaires s'en ressentent∎ I often reflect that… je me dis souvent ou je me fais souvent la réflexion que…;∎ Peter might know, she reflected Peter saura peut-être, songeait-elle∎ to reflect on a question réfléchir sur une question;∎ I'll reflect on it j'y songerai ou réfléchirai;∎ after reflecting for a while… après mûre réflexion…(negatively) porter atteinte à, nuire à; (positively) rejaillir sur; (cast doubt on) mettre en doute, jeter le doute sur;∎ their behaviour reflects well on them leur comportement leur fait honneur;∎ this will reflect badly upon the company ceci va porter atteinte à l'image de l'entreprise;∎ how is that going to reflect on the company? quelles en seront les conséquences ou les répercussions pour l'image de l'entreprise?
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reflected glory — re.flected glory n [U] respect or admiration that is given to someone, not because of what they are or what they have done, but because of what someone they know has done ▪ I certainly don t want to bask in any reflected glory … Dictionary of contemporary English
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