reflexionar

v.

to reflect.

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reflexionar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to reflect (sobre, on), think (sobre, about)

■ reflexionamos sobre el tema we reflected on the subject

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verb

to reflect, think

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1.

VT to reflect on, think about, think over

2.

VI (=considerar) to reflect (sobre on)

[antes de actuar] to think, pause

¡reflexione! — you think about it!, think for a moment!

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verbo intransitivo to reflect (frml)

reflexiona antes de tomar una decisión — reflect on it before you make a decision

¿has reflexionado bien? — have you thought it over o through carefully?

sin reflexionar — without thinking

reflexionar SOBRE algo — to think about something, reflect on something (frml)

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= ponder (over/on/upon), cogitate, elaborate + thoughts on, mull over, give + (some) thought to, take + a step back, step back.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. 'We've been loading quite a few things on you, Laura! Do you have any questions?', the young woman cogitated.

Ex. It does not help to further elaborate thoughts on what a national library is.

Ex. Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.

Ex. I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex. To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex. Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

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* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.

* hacer reflexionar = food for thought.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* reflexionar sobre = reflect (on), take + stock of, muse (over/on/upon).

* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.

* sin reflexionar = rashly.

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verbo intransitivo to reflect (frml)

reflexiona antes de tomar una decisión — reflect on it before you make a decision

¿has reflexionado bien? — have you thought it over o through carefully?

sin reflexionar — without thinking

reflexionar SOBRE algo — to think about something, reflect on something (frml)

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reflexionar (sobre)

(v.) = reflect (on), take + stock of, muse (over/on/upon)

Ex: However, reflect that every character or form of heading which might feature in a catalogue or index must have a uniquely defined place in a sequence.

Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.

Ex: The next morning, library director Nicholas R. Magro, sat in his office musing over the previous evening's activities = A la mañana siguiente, el director de la biblioteca se sentó en su despacho reflexionando sobre las actividades que se habían realizado el día anterior por la tarde.

= ponder (over/on/upon), cogitate, elaborate + thoughts on, mull over, give + (some) thought to, take + a step back, step back.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: 'We've been loading quite a few things on you, Laura! Do you have any questions?', the young woman cogitated.

Ex: It does not help to further elaborate thoughts on what a national library is.

Ex: Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.

Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.

Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves.

Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view.

* detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.

* hacer reflexionar = food for thought.

* que hacer reflexionar = provocative of.

* reflexionar sobre = reflect (on), take + stock of, muse (over/on/upon).

* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.

* sin reflexionar = rashly.

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reflexionar [A1 ]

vi

to reflect (frml)

reflexiona antes de tomar una decisión think about it o reflect on it before you make a decision

¿has reflexionado bien? have you thought it over o through fully?

no reflexiona she doesn't think (about things)

tomó la decisión sin reflexionar she took the decision without thinking

reflexionar SOBRE algo to think ABOUT sth, reflect ON sth (frml)

he estado reflexionando sobre lo que dijo I've been thinking about o reflecting on what you said, I've given some thought to what you said

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reflexionar (conjugate reflexionar) verbo intransitivo
to reflect (frml);

◊ ¿has reflexionado bien? have you thought it over o through carefully?;

reflexionar SOBRE algo to think about sth, reflect on sth (frml)
reflexionar
I verbo intransitivo to reflect
reflexionar sobre algo, to think about o reflect on sthg
II verbo transitivo to think about, consider: reflexiónalo con calma, think about it carefully

'reflexionar' also found in these entries:
English:
meditate
- mull
- reflect
- thought-provoking
- muse
- thought

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reflexionar

♦ vi

to think (sobre about), to reflect (sobre on);

reflexiona bien antes de tomar una decisión think carefully before taking a decision;

actuó sin reflexionar she acted without thinking

♦ vt

to think about, to consider

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reflexionar

v/t reflect on, ponder

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reflexionar vi

: to reflect, to think

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reflexionar vb to reflect / to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

reflexioné sobre lo que me dijo I thought about what he said to me

después de mucho reflexionar, decidió estudiar arquitectura after thinking about it long and hard, he decided to study architecture