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reflect

/rɪˈflekt/

Translation

v [t, i]
reflejar(se)
The water reflected the street lamps
El agua reflejaba las luces de las farolas
The moon was reflected in the water
La luna se reflejaba en el agua
v [i]
(form)
reflexionar
meditar
She reflected on her goals in life
Meditó sobre sus objetivos vitales
constr. 1. to reflect + that 2. to reflect on sth
v [t]
reflectar
reflejar
to reflect (badly) on sth/sb
(Definition of reflect vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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