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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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