18:20 Jan 4 

I see what you're getting at. Just goes to show that the way any number of translators will read a piece will be reflected in the English version they will present. (No pun intended with reflect, no with "pre-sent", by the way). A bientôt ;-)

18:09 Jan 4 

Yes, "renvoyer" can literally mean "to reflect", but not "renvoyer à". No dictionary will tell you that (we don't of course always base our translations on dictionaries).

At any rate, I'm not saying "reflect" is wrong, but I think it leaves out the "strong" idea of "all comes back to". That is just my opinion.


Have a nice day.

18:03 Jan 4 

A number of renderings are possible here, one of which in my view is indeed conveyed perfectly well by "reflect" as most dictionaries will bear out. By way of example :

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reflect

It is a question of phrasing, perception and personal preference too. Sometimes a literal rendering can work but it is not a one size fits all thing as you will no doubt agree. After all, a purely literal rendering here would be "send back" and perhaps one thing upon which we may all agree is that ain't noone being sent nowhere here!