reflect

/rɪˈflekt/ verb

Translation

SHOW [T] › to show or be a sign of something

yansıtmak, belirtmek, göstermek

The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.1981

SEND BACK [T] › If a surface reflects heat, light, sound, etc, it sends the light, etc back and does not absorb it.

yansıtmak, aksettirmek

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IMAGE [I, T] › If a surface such as a mirror or water reflects something, you can see the image of that thing in the mirror, water, etc.

yansı(t)mak, akset(tir)mak

He saw himself reflected in the shop window.12771254

THINK [I] formal › to think in a serious and careful way

iyice düşünüp taşınmak, kafa yormak, düşünmek

In prison, he had plenty of time to reflect on the crimes he had committed.1097

reflect on sb/sth phrasal verb

› If something reflects on someone or something, it affects other people's opinion of them, especially in a bad way.

kötü etkilemek; gölge düşürmek; ...izlenim vermek

The whole affair reflects badly on the government.2143

(Definition of reflect verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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