Also means
to reflect (light)
Usage Note
Réfléchir means to think carefully or to ponder, making it more deliberate than penser. Réfléchir à quelque chose ('to think about something') is the standard construction. The same verb also means to reflect light or an image, as in le miroir réfléchit la lumière ('the mirror reflects the light'). It is a regular -ir verb of the second conjugation group.
Examples
"Prends le temps de réfléchir avant de décider."
Natural Translation
Take the time to think before deciding.
Literal Translation
Take the time of to-think before of to-decide
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