refract

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From Latin refrāctum, neuter form of refrāctus, the past participle of refringō, itself from re- (“again”) + frangō (“to break”).

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: пречупвам се (prečupvam se) — to change direction
• Dutch: breken — to change direction
• Finnish: taittua — to change direction
• Ido: refraktar — to change direction
• Italian: rifrangere — to change direction
• Manx: aascellee — to change direction
• Māori: hakoko — to change direction
• Romanian: refracta — to change direction
• Russian: преломля́ться (prelomljátʹsja) — to change direction
• Russian: преломи́ться (prelomítʹsja) — to change direction
• Spanish: refractar — to change direction
• Ukrainian: заломлюватися (zalomljuvatysja) — to change direction
• Bulgarian: пречупвам (prečupvam) — to cause to change direction
• Dutch: breken — to cause to change direction
• Finnish: taittaa — to cause to change direction
• French: réfracter — to cause to change direction
• German: brechen — to cause to change direction
• Ido: refraktar — to cause to change direction
• Irish: athraon — to cause to change direction
• Italian: rifrangersi — to cause to change direction
• Manx: aascellee — to cause to change direction
• Māori: whakahakoko — to cause to change direction
• Romanian: refracta — to cause to change direction
• Russian: преломля́ть (prelomljátʹ) — to cause to change direction
• Russian: преломи́ть (prelomítʹ) — to cause to change direction
• Spanish: refractar — to cause to change direction
• Swedish: bryta — to cause to change direction
• Ukrainian: заломлювати (zalomljuvaty) — to cause to change direction