widerspiegeln

German

Etymology

wider (against, contra-) + spiegeln (to reflect). Compare Dutch weerspiegelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdəʁˌʃpiːɡəln/, [ˈviːdɐˌʃpiːɡl̩n]
  • (file)

Verb

widerspiegeln (weak, third-person singular present spiegelt wider, past tense spiegelte wider, past participle widergespiegelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to reflect
    Das Wasser spiegelte die Bäume wider. / Das Wasser widerspiegelte die Bäume.
    The water reflected the trees.
    Die Bäume spiegelten sich im Wasser wider. / Die Bäume widerspiegelten sich im Wasser.
    The trees were reflected in the water.
  2. to mirror

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