reflet

[ ruh-fley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.

reflet

/ rəˈfleɪ /

Origin of reflet¹

1860–65; < French, earlier reflès < Italian riflesso reflection; reflex

Origin of reflet¹

C19: from French: a reflection, from Italian riflesso , from Latin reflexus , from reflectere to reflect

L'uvre d'un crivain doit tre non seulement le reflet, mais le reflet grossi de sa personnalit.

A great deal has been said of the reflet mtallique and stanniferous enamel, and notably of the discovery of the latter in Italy.

The vases a reflet mtallique are either blue, or white with yellow ornamentation.

Et les nuages, la nuit venue, est-ce qu'ils ne prenaient pas une teinte rougetre, semblable quelque reflet d'incendie?

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