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"Reflect" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "reflejar", and "show" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "mostrar". Learn more about the difference between "reflect" and "show" below.
reflect(
rih
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flehkt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. reflejar
I saw myself reflected in the shop window.Me vi reflejada en la vitrina.
The snow reflected the moonlight.La nieve reflejaba la luz de la luna.
a. reflejar
These new windows reflect the sun's heat.Estas ventanas nuevas reflejan el calor del sol.
a. reflejar
His political views are reflected in his work.Su opinión política está reflejada en su trabajo.
4. (to muse)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. reflejarse
The sun was reflecting off the opposing windows.El sol se reflejaba en las ventanas de enfrente.
6. (to ponder)
a. reflexionar
Now I have time to reflect on everything that's happened.Ahora tengo tiempo para reflexionar sobre todo lo que ha pasado.
show(
sho
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to display)
a. enseñar
She showed us how to bake a perfect loaf of bread.Nos enseñó cómo hornear un pan perfecto.
b. mostrar
My dad showed me how to catch a baseball.Mi papá me mostró cómo agarrar la pelota de béisbol.
c. demostrar
He showed me how to sew a button onto my shirt.Él me demostró cómo coserle un botón a mi camisa.
3. (to exhibit)
a. exponer
They are showing an old portrait at the art gallery.Han expuesto un retrato antiguo en la galería de arte.
5. (to feature)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (spectacle)
a. el espectáculo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is a wonderful new show at the theater.Hay un espectáculo nuevo maravilloso en el teatro.
b. la función (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
On Friday we went to our son's end of year show. He sang a song.El viernes fuimos a la función de fin de curso de nuestro hijo. Él cantó una canción.
7. (program)
a. el programa (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He always watches his favorite show on Sunday.Siempre ve su programa favorito los domingos.
b. la serie (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My favorite TV show is "Homeland," though I liked the first two seasons best.Mi serie de televisión preferida es "Homeland", pero las dos primeras temporadas me gustaron más.
8. (exhibition)
a. la exposición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is a show on Frida Kahlo at the museum.Hay una exposición de Frida Kahlo en el museo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
