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reflexive

/rɪˈflek.sɪv/

Traduction: Qualifie une action qui se retourne sur le sujet ou l'agent ; utilisé en grammaire pour désigner des verbes ou des pronoms indiquant que le sujet agit sur lui-même., Nom désignant un pronom personnel combiné avec '-self' ou '-selves', qui indique que l'action du sujet se réfléchit sur le sujet lui-même.

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adjective

C1formalcommontechnical/rɪˈflek.sɪv/

Describes an action that is directed back upon the subject or agent; often used in grammar to refer to verbs or pronouns that indicate the subject performs an action on itself.

  • 🇫🇷Qualifie une action qui se retourne sur le sujet ou l'agent ; utilisé en grammaire pour désigner des verbes ou des pronoms indiquant que le sujet agit sur lui-même.
  1. Involuntary or automatic B2 formal

    Occurring as an automatic response to a stimulus, without conscious thought or control.

    • His reflexive action saved him from the falling object.
    • Blinking is a reflexive response to protect the eyes.
    • She had a reflexive flinch when the loud noise occurred.

    🇫🇷réflexe, involontaire

    Synonymes: automaticimpulsiveinstinctiveinvoluntaryknee jerkmechanicalreflexspontaneousunconsciousunintentional

    Antonymes: consciousdeliberateintentionalvoluntary

  2. Referring back to itself C1 formal

    Directed back upon the subject or itself; self-referential.

    • In grammar, a reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.
    • The argument was reflexive, constantly referring to its own premises.
    • The novel's reflexive style comments on the act of writing itself.

    🇫🇷Réflexif (qui se rapporte à soi-même)

  • more reflexive comparative form
  • most reflexive superlative form

noun

C1formalcommon/rɪˈflek.sɪv/

A noun referring to a personal pronoun combined with '-self' or '-selves' that indicates the subject's action is directed back onto the subject.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un pronom personnel combiné avec '-self' ou '-selves', qui indique que l'action du sujet se réfléchit sur le sujet lui-même.
  1. Reflexive pronoun B2 formal

    A personal pronoun that ends in '-self' or '-selves', used when the subject and object of a verb are the same person or thing.

    • In the sentence 'He hurt himself,' 'himself' is a reflexive pronoun.
    • She taught herself to play the piano.
    • They enjoyed themselves at the party.

    🇫🇷pronom réfléchi

  • reflexives plural form
  • reflexives' possessive plural form
  • reflexive's possessive singular form