Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin reflectō.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /riˈflɛt.te.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛttere
  • Hyphenation: ri‧flèt‧te‧re

Verb edit

riflèttere (first-person singular present riflètto, first-person singular past historic riflettéi or (less common) riflèssi, past participle ("to reflect, to mirror outwardly") riflèsso or ("to consider") riflettùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to reflect
    Synonym: rispecchiare
  2. (transitive, figurative) to mirror outwardly, to reflect (an emotion)
    Synonym: rispecchiare
  3. (intransitive) to think, to think over, to reflect upon, to reflect on, to consider, to ponder [+ su (object)] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: considerare, pensare, ponderare, valutare

Usage notes edit

  • The definitions "to reflect" and "to mirror outwardly" have the past participle riflesso while the definition "to consider" has the past participle riflettuto.

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Further reading edit

  • riflettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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