отража́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
• bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
• reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
• repulse verb To drive back an attack or attacker.
• ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.

Senses

отража́ть is used for these senses in English:

• avert (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
• bespeak (transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.
• reflect (transitive) To mirror, or show the image of something.
• repel (transitive, now, _, rare) To turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc. [from 15th c.]
• repel (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
• repulse (transitive) To repel or drive back.
• ward (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
• ward off (transitive) To parry, or turn aside.

avert — full definition

1. verb To prevent something bad from happening.
2. verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.

bespeak — full definition

1. verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
2. verb To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
3. verb To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
4. verb To forbode; foretell.

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