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repeat

S2 W1

BrE /rɪˈpiːt/ AmE /rɪˈpiːt/

verb en → es

past repeated pp repeated ing repeating

1 DO AGAIN [transitive, intransitive] A2

to do or say something again because you did it before, or because someone has asked you to do so

replicar, repetir, volver a hacer algo

  • repeat something (to somebody)
  • (for somebody) to repeat something

Collocations repeat an action · repeat a question

  • Can you repeat that, please?

    ¿Podrías repetir eso, por favor?

2 SAY AGAIN [transitive] A2

to say something again because someone has asked you to do so

repetir, decir de nuevo

  • repeat a sentence

Collocations repeat the question · repeat the answer

  • She repeated her question to him.

    Ella repitió su pregunta a él.

3 STUDY [transitive] B1

to study something again in order to remember it better or learn it more thoroughly

estudiar de nuevo, repasar

  • repeat a lesson

Collocations repeat an exam · repeat a course

  • I need to repeat this class.

    Necesito repetir esta clase.

4 ECHO [intransitive] B2

to make a sound again because it is echoed by something else, or to be heard as an echo

repetirse, eco

  • (for somebody) to repeat

Collocations repeat itself · echo in the mountains

  • The sound repeated itself several times.

    El sonido se repitió varias veces.

Phrasal verbs

repeat after COPY B1

repetir después de alguien

  • The children repeated the words after their teacher.

    Los niños repitieron las palabras tras su maestro.

repeat to oneself THINK B2

decirse a uno mismo, repetir para sí mismo

  • She repeated the phrase to herself over and over.

    Ella se repitió la frase una y otra vez.

Idioms

repeat oneself B2

repetirse a uno mismo, decir lo de siempre

  • He tends to repeat himself when he's nervous.

    Tiene tendencia a repetir lo que dice cuando está nervioso.

repeat the same mistake B2

cometer el mismo error de nuevo

  • Don't repeat the same mistakes again.

    No repitas los mismos errores.