repetir
to repeat
verb rreh-peh-TEER Less Common
Origin: From Latin repetere (to seek again).
Also means
to have a second helping
Usage Note
Repetir is an e→i stem-changing verb: repito, repites, repite, repetimos, repetís, repiten. Besides 'to repeat', it colloquially means to have a second serving of food: ¿repites? ('do you want more?'). The noun is repetición, and the reflexive repetirse means 'to recur'.
Examples
"No hay que repetir el mismo error."
Natural Translation
You should not repeat the same mistake.
Literal Translation
Not there-is that repeat the same error
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