跳ね返る — meaning in English

English meaning

• recoil verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
• reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.

Senses

跳ね返る is used for these senses in English:

• recoil To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]
• reflect (intransitive) To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.

recoil — full definition

1. verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
2. noun The backward kick of a gun when it is fired.
3. noun A sudden backward movement or a shrinking away.

reflect — full definition

1. verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
2. verb To think carefully or seriously about something.
3. verb To show or be evidence of a particular quality or condition.

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