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Reflection Noun Yansıma Akis Countable Sb/Sth British Reflexion

Level C1 
Kind noun
Front reflection 
IPA  (British also reflexion ) /rɪˈflekʃn   / noun
Back yansıma, akis
Back 2

reflection (noun)

 (British also reflexion ) /rɪˈflekʃn   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
an image that you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface
yansıma, akis
 He admired his reflection in the mirror.
 2 [uncountable]
the sending back of light, heat or sound from a surface
akis
 3 [countable]
a thing that shows what sb/sth is like
yansıma
 Your clothes are a reflection of your personality.
 4 [singular]
a reflection on/upon sb/sth
something that causes people to form a good or bad opinion about sb/sth
 (iyi, kötü) izlenim, etki
 Parents often feel that their children's behaviour is a reflection on themselves.
 5 [uncountable, countable]
careful thought about sth
derin derin düşünme
 A week off would give her time for reflection.
 a book of his reflections on fatherhood
IDIOM
on reflection
after thinking again
iyice düşünüp taşınınca
 I think, on reflection, that we were wrong.
 

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