Also means
to mirror
Usage Note
Widerspiegeln means to reflect or mirror something -- especially to show or express an underlying reality, attitude, or mental state. Etwas spiegelt sich in etwas wider is the standard reflexive construction, very common in academic and journalistic writing.
Examples
"Seine Worte spiegelten die Verwirrung wider, die er in dieser Situation empfand."
Natural Translation
His words reflected the confusion he felt in that situation.
Literal Translation
His words mirrored-back the confusion, that he in that situation felt.
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