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repetitivo

repetitive

adjective rreh-peh-TEE-tee-boh Rare

Usage Note

Repetitivo describes tasks, patterns, or speech that repeat to the point of monotony. It is a fairly direct borrowing from Latin repetitivus and aligns closely with the English cognate, making it a learner-friendly word. The adverb form is repetitivamente.

Examples

"El trabajo en la fábrica es muy repetitivo."

Natural Translation

Factory work is very repetitive.

Literal Translation

The work in the factory is very repetitive.

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