отража́ть — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avert verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.
- 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
- verb To prevent something bad from happening.
- verb To turn one's eyes or attention away from something.
bespeak — full definition
- verb To talk about or describe something.
- verb To arrange or order something ahead of time.
- verb To ask for something, especially as a favour.
- verb To be a sign that something will happen in the future.
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