Repetido (en. Repeated)

/re.pe.'ti.ðo/

Meaning & Definition

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adjective
It is said of something that occurs or is expressed more than once.
The argument of his essay was repeated several times.
El argumento de su ensayo fue repetido en varias ocasiones.
Referring to a style that is based on repetition.
Repeated music can become monotonous.
La música repetida puede volverse monótona.
It is used to describe an event that occurs again.
The episode was so popular that it was decided to make a repeat.
El episodio fue tan popular que se decidió hacer una repetido.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 'to repeat', which comes from the Latin 'repetere'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

repeated again and again
Something that is repeated incessantly.
repetido una y otra vez
there is no reason to repeat it
There is no need to do something again.
no hay motivo para repetirlo
repeated to the point of exhaustion
Something that has been heard or seen so many times that it bores.
repetido hasta el cansancio

Related Words

repetition
Action of repeating something.
repetición
to repeat
To do or say something again.
repetir
to duplicate
To make an exact copy of something.
duplicar

Slang Meanings

Repeated in an exaggerated or annoying context.
That joke has become so repeated, stop with the nonsense!
Esa broma ya se volvió repetido, ¡déjate de tonterías!
It refers to something that is already very predictable.
That movie is so repeated that I already know the ending.
Esa película es tan repetida que ya sé el final.