widerspiegeln

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word widerspiegeln. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word widerspiegeln, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say widerspiegeln in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word widerspiegeln you have here. The definition of the word widerspiegeln will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofwiderspiegeln, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdəʁˌʃpiːɡəln/,
  • Audio:(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

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading