repetition

the act of saying or doing something again and again

repetición, repetir

• a repetition of something

Collocations repetition of a mistake · repetition in speech

• The teacher warned the class about the dangers of repetition.

  El profesor advirtió a la clase sobre los peligros de la repetición.

the act of repeating a year at school because you have not passed your exams

repetir un año escolar, curso adicional

• repeat a grade/year

Collocations repeat a year due to poor grades · repeat a course

• She had to repeat the first year of high school.

  Tuvieron que repetir el primer año de secundaria.

a part in a song or piece of music that is played again, often with changes

repetición musical, estribillo

• repeat a section/verse

Collocations repeat the chorus · repeat a verse in a song

• The singer repeated the chorus several times.

  El cantante repitió el estribillo varias veces.

the act of doing an exercise or movement again and again to improve your fitness or skill

entrenamiento repetitivo, ejercicio repetido

• repeat a drill/exercise

Collocations repetition of exercises in training · repetitive movements in sports

• The athlete practiced the jump over and over to improve his technique.

  El atleta practicó el salto una y otra vez para mejorar su técnica.

the act of saying or writing the same word or phrase again, often to emphasize something

repetición lingüística, énfasis por repetición

• repeat a word/phrase

Collocations linguistic repetition for emphasis · repetition of key phrases in speeches

• The speaker repeated the phrase 'freedom and justice' several times.

  El orador repitió la frase 'libertad y justicia' varias veces.

the act of copying data from one device to another, often multiple times

repetición de datos, copia repetida

• repeat a backup

Collocations data repetition in backups · repeated data transfer

• The system automatically repeats the backup process every night.

  El sistema realiza automáticamente la copia de seguridad cada noche.

the act of creating a copy or duplicate of an artwork, often for commercial purposes

repetición artística, copia de arte

• repeat an image

Collocations artistic repetition in prints · commercial replication of artworks

• The artist's work was widely repeated and sold as posters.

  El trabajo del artista se reprodujo ampliamente y se vendió como pósteres.

the act of repeating a behavior or thought pattern, often as part of therapy or conditioning

repetición psicológica, comportamiento repetitivo

• repeat a behavior

Collocations behavioral repetition in therapy · thought patterns repeated over time

• The therapist encouraged the patient to repeat positive affirmations.

  El terapeuta animó al paciente a repetir afirmaciones positivas.