Repitiendo (en. Repeating)

/re.pi.tjen.do/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Doing something again or several times.
I was repeating the song that I like.
Estaba repitiendo la canción que me gusta.
Saying a text or idea again.
The teacher is repeating the lesson for the students who did not understand.
El profesor está repitiendo la lección para los estudiantes que no entendieron.
Reproducing an action that has already been done.
The child keeps repeating the same mistake in his exercises.
El niño sigue repitiendo el mismo error en sus ejercicios.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 'repetir', which comes from the Latin 'repetere'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

repeating history
Doing something that has already happened before, as if it were the first time.
repitiendo la historia
does not get tired of repeating
Does not get bored of saying the same thing constantly.
no se cansa de repetir
repeating like a parrot
Repeat something without understanding its meaning, generally in an automatic manner.
repitiendo como loro

Related Words

repetir
To do or say something again.
repetir
repetición
The action of repeating something.
repetición
reiteración
The act of repeating something, especially in speech.
reiteración

Slang Meanings

Repeat until exhaustion.
You've been repeating that song all week; it's already tiring me.
Esa canción la has estado repitiendo toda la semana, ya me cansa.
Repeat like a parrot.
That student is just repeating like a parrot the things he hears.
Ese estudiante solo está repitiendo como un loro las cosas que escucha.