Repitieron (en. They repeated)
/repiˈtjeɾon/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
verb
To perform an action again or repeat something that has already been done.
The students repeated the answer on the exam.
Los estudiantes repitieron la respuesta en el examen.
To make what has been said or done be done again.
The teacher asked them to repeat the song.
El maestro pidió que repitieran la canción.
To occur again an event.
The same circumstances that repeated last year occurred again.
Las mismas circunstancias que repitieron el año pasado se dieron nuevamente.
Etymology
From the Latin 'repetĕre', which means to do again.
Common Phrases and Expressions
they repeated the story
to relive or recount a past situation
repitieron la historia
they repeated the experiment
to conduct a scientific test again
repitieron el experimento
they repeated the action
to carry out the same activity once more
repitieron la acción
Related Words
repeat
to carry out an action again
repetir
reiterate
to say or do something again
reiterar
reproduction
act of reproducing something, whether a sound or an event
reproducción
Slang Meanings
To do something again for fun
Let's repeat the party from last night, it was great!
Vamos a repitieron la fiesta de anoche, ¡fue genial!
To repeat something in a joking manner
The way he said it made me think he was just repeating for fun.
La forma en que lo dijo me hizo pensar que solo estaba repitieron por diversión.