1 (say or do again) repetir; [+thanks] reiterar; volver a dar; [+demand, request, promise] reiterar; (Educ) [+year, subject] repetir could you repeat that, please? ¿podría repetir (eso), por favor?; this offer cannot be repeated esta oferta no se repetirá; the pattern is repeated on the collar and cuffs el dibujo se repite en el cuello y en los puños
"you fool," she kept repeating she had an irritating habit of repeating everything I said to her the next day I repeated the procedure I don't intend to repeat the same mistake Robina repeated her thanks so I repeat my request that the studio release me from my contract President Clinton is expected to repeat his request for quick and decisive action on Bosnia the Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi has repeated his call for the release of hostages Syrian foreign ministers repeated demands for an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal Nelson Mandela repeated his demands for an elected assembly when he returned from abroad, he had to repeat his first year she wanted to repeat fifth year maths to get a better grade to repeat [that] ... he repeated that he felt fine he repeated that he had been mis-quoted I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution he repeated that his wife would not be accompanying him Ballin repeated what he had been told by Haldane
repeat after me, I must not steal repetid conmigo, no debo robar
the couple repeated after the rabbi the traditional phrases... now, brother, repeat after me, "all praise to Allah, Lord of All the Worlds" to repeat [itself]
could history repeat itself? ¿se podría repetir la historia?
the phrase kept repeating itself in my brain the same pattern repeated itself every day the UN will have to work hard to stop history repeating itself on the tenth anniversary of his father's assassination, the president will be hoping that history does not repeat itself the deadly confrontation of the previous June seemed destined to repeat itself the cycle then repeats itself
to repeat o.s. repetirse; at the risk of repeating myself con el peligro de repetirme
he tends to repeat himself he spoke well to begin with, but then started rambling and repeating himself the teenager who resents having to repeat himself for the benefit of grandpa people tend to repeat themselves when they are speaking spontaneously
2 (divulge) contar don't repeat this to anybody no le cuentes esto a nadie
she went and repeated it to the boss you must not repeat what I tell you
3 (recite) recitar he could repeat long passages from the Bible I find myself frequently repeating a short prayer which I learnt when I was a child he has learned to repeat simple phrases repeat this phrase to yourself every time you find yourself sliding backwards into doubt or negativity
4 especially (Britain) (TV) [+programme] repetir; [+series] repetir; reponer the programme will be repeated on Monday el programa se repetirá el lunes
the series is being repeated at the moment "Thunderbirds" is being repeated on the television
