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heijastaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • image noun A visual representation of something, such as a picture, photo, or drawing.
  • project noun A planned piece of work with a specific goal, carried out in stages.
  • reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
  • reverberate verb To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.

Senses

heijastaa is used for these senses in English:

  • image (transitive) To reflect, mirror.
  • project (transitive) To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • reflect (transitive) To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • reflect (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
  • reflect (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
  • reverberate Followed by on (to): to deflect or divert (flames, heat, etc.) on to something.

image — full definition

  1. noun A visual representation of something, such as a picture, photo, or drawing.
  2. noun A digital file, such as a photo file or a complete snapshot of a computer's storage.
  3. noun A mental picture of something, often imagined rather than real.
  4. noun The public perception of a person, brand, or organization.
  5. verb To form a picture or representation of something, or to depict it.

project — full definition

  1. noun A planned piece of work with a specific goal, carried out in stages.
  2. verb To estimate or forecast something for the future.
  3. verb To cast an image, light, or sound so that it reaches a surface or distance.
  4. verb To attribute one's own feelings or motives onto someone else.

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