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re·pet·i·tive
(rĭ-pĕt′ĭ-tĭv)adj.
Given to or characterized by repetition.
re·pet′i·tive·ly adv.
re·pet′i·tive·ness n.
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repetitive
(rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv)adj
characterized by or given to unnecessary repetition; boring: dull, repetitive work.
reˈpetitively adv
reˈpetitiveness n
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re•pet•i•tive
(rɪˈpɛt ɪ tɪv)adj.
pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
[1830–40]
re•pet′i•tive•ly, adv.
re•pet′i•tive•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. repetitive - repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry"
continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"
2. repetitive - characterized by repetition; "repetitive movement"
nonrepetitive - marked by the absence of repetition; "nonrepetitive DNA sequence"; "nonrepetitive dance movements"
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repetitive
adjective monotonous, boring, dull, mechanical, tedious, recurrent, unchanging, samey (informal), unvaried factory workers who do repetitive jobs
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repetitive
adjectiveCharacterized by repetition:
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Translations
opakující se
ensformig
dauernd wiederholend (sich) repetitiv
itseään toistava
repetitivan
endurtekningarsamur; tilbreytingarlaus
反復性の
반복적인
opakujúci sa
enformig
ที่ทําซ้ําซาก
biteviyetekdüze tekrarlayan
lặp đi lặp lại
repetitive
[rɪˈpetɪtɪv]B. CPD repetitive strain injury, repetitive stress injury N lesión en las muñecas y los brazos sufrida por teclistas
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repetitive
[rɪˈpɛtɪtɪv] adj [movement, work] → répétitif/ive
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repetitive
adj → sich dauernd wiederholend ; work also → monoton ; to be repetitive → sich dauernd wiederholen ; standing in a production line is such repetitive work → die Arbeit am Fließband ist äußerst eintönig
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repeat
(rəˈpiːt) verb1. to say or do again. Would you repeat those instructions, please? herhaal يُكَرِّر повтарям repetir opakovat wiederholen gentage επαναλαμβάνω repetir kordama دوباره گغتن؛ تکرار کردن toistaa répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל- दोहराना ponoviti (meg)ismétel mengulangi endurtaka ripetere くり返す 반복하다 pakartoti atkārtot ulangi herhalen gjenta powtórzyć بيا ويل، تكرارول: بيا كول له ياده ويل repetir a repeta повторять opakovať ponoviti ponoviti upprepa, repetera พูดซ้ํา tekrarlamak 重說,重做 повторювати پھر سے کرنا یا کہنا lặp lại 重说,重做
2. to say (something one has heard) to someone else, sometimes when one ought not to. Please do not repeat what I've just told you. herhaal, oorvertel يُعيد повтарям repetir říkat dál weiter erzählen fortælle videre επαναλαμβάνω repetir edasi rääkima حرف شخص دیگری را باز گو کردن kertoa eteenpäin répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל- दुबारा आना ponoviti elismétel mengulangi hafa eftir ripetere くり返して言う 되풀이해서 말하다 pasakoti, perpasakoti izpaust noslēpumu; stāstīt citam sebut herhalen gjenta, si igjen powtórzyć تكرارول repetir a repeta рассказать секрет opakovať povedati naprej ponoviti föra vidare พูดให้ผู้อื่นฟัง tekrarlamak 重複 переказувати دہرانا nhắc lại 重复(别人的动作或说过的话)
3. to say (something) one has learned by heart. to repeat a poem. herhaal يقولُ غَيْبا казвам наизуст reproduzir recitovat aufsagen citere; gentage απαγγέλλω recitar (peast) esitama باز خونی کردن؛ قرائت کردن toistaa réciter לְדַקלֵם दोहराना, अभ्यास करना ponoviti felmond (leckét) mengulangi fara með recitare 暗唱する 암송하다 atmintinai sakyti stāstīt/teikt iegaumēto ulangi di hati herhalen foredra, si fram wyrecytować بيا كول له ياده ويل reproduzir a recita, a spune pe de rost говорить наизусть recitovať recitirati recitovati recitera ท่อง ezbere söylemek 背誦 говорити напам'ять دہرانا đọc thuộc lòng 背诵
noun something which is repeated. I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; (also adjective) a repeat performance. heruitsending شَيئ مُكَرَّر повторение repetição opakování; opakovaný die Wiederholung; Wiederholungs-... gentagelse; gen- επανάληψη repetición, reposición kordus هر چیز تکراری( برنامه تلویزیون و رادیو uusinta reprise -חוֹזֵר दुहराव ponovljen nastup (predstava, koncert) ismétlés pengulangan endurtekning; endurtekinn þáttur/sÿning ripetizione; replica くり返し 반복 kartojama laida atkārtojums berulang herhaling gjentakelse, reprise powtórka تكراري پروګرام repetição reluare повтор; повторныи opakovanie; opakovaný ponovitev repriza repris การกระทําซ้ํา tekrar 重複 повторення دہراءی جانے والی چیز sự lặp lại 重复
reˈpeated adjective said, done etc many times. In spite of repeated warnings, he went on smoking. herhaaldelik مُكَرَّر многократен repetido opětovaný wiederholt gentagen επανειλημμένος repetido korduv مکرر toistuva répété חוזר ונשנה दोहरा, पुर्नावृत्ति ponovljen ismételt berulang-ulang (sí)endurtekinn ripetuto たびたびの 반복된 pakartotinis, daugkartinis atkārtots; vairākkārtējs berulang herhaald gjentatt wielokrotny بيا بياشوى، تكرار شوى repetido repetat многократный opätovaný večkraten višestruk upprepad ซ้ํา ๆ defalarca 重複的 повторний; неодноразовий مکرر nhắc đi nhắc lại 重复的
reˈpeatedly adverb many times. I've asked him for it repeatedly. herhaaldelik بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه нееднократно repetidamente opětovaně wiederholt gentagne gange επανειλημμένα repetidamente, muchas veces korduvalt پی در پی؛ مکررا toistuvasti à maintes reprises שוב ושוב बार-बार opetovano, više puta zaredom ismételten berulang kali hvað eftir annað ripetutamente たびたび 반복적으로 daug kartų atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi berulang kali herhaaldelijk gjentatte ganger wielokrotnie په وار وار، په تكرار، څو څوواره repetidamente de mai multe ori многократно opakovane, opätovne večkrat više puta upprepade gånger, gång på gång อย่างซ้ํา ๆ tekrar tekrar, defalarca 重複地 неодноразово بار بار nhắc đi nhắc lại 重复地
repetition (repəˈtiʃən) noun (an) act of repeating. herhaling تَكْرار повтаряне repetição opakování die Wiederholung repetition; gentagelse επανάληψη repetición kordamine, proov تکرار toisto répétition חזרה दोहराव, पुनर्कथन ponavljanje (meg)ismétlés pengulangan æfing ripetizione 反復 되풀이 (pa)kartojimas, kartojimasis atkārtošana; atkārtojums ulangan herhaling gjentakelse, repetisjon powtórzenie تكرار، پرله پسې توب، بيابيا كول، ګردان repetição repetare; repetiţie повторение opakovanie ponavljanje ponavljanje upprepning การทําซ้ํา tekrar 重複 повторення تکرار sự nhắc lại; sự tái diễn 重复
repetitive (rəˈpetətiv) adjective doing, saying, the same thing too often. His speeches are very repetitive; My job is a bit repetitive. herhalend مُتَكَرِّر повтарящ се repetido opakující se sich wiederholend ensformig επαναλαμβανόμενος, μονότονος repetitivo üksluine تکراری yksitoikkoinen répétitif חוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ- दोहराया गया koji se ponavlja, dosadan ismétlődő berulang endurtekningarsamur; tilbreytingarlaus ripetitivo くり返す 반복적인 pasikartojantis, monotoniškas atkārtojošs; tāds, kas atkārtojas selalu berulang zich herhalend om og om igjen, gang på gang monotonny تکراری repetido repetitiv; monoton повторяющийся; однообразный opakujúci sa ponavljajoč (se) koji se ponavlja upprepande, enformig, tjatig ซึ่งเกิดซ้ํา ๆ tekdüze, biteviye 相同重複的,一成不變的 такий, що повторюється без кінця تکرار سے بھر پور mang tính lặp đi lặp lại 重复的,反复的
reˈpetitively adverb herhalend بصورةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه повтарящо се repetidamente stále dokola sich wiederholend ensformigt μονότονα de manera repetitiva üksluiselt, korduvalt به طور مکرر yksitoikkoisesti de façon répétitive בְּאוֹפֶן הַחוֹזֵר עַל עַצמוֹ बार-बार s (čestim) ponavljanjima, uz (česta) ponavljanja ismétlő(dő)en secara berulang tilbreytingarlaust in maniera ripetitiva くり返して 되풀이 하여 daug kartų, monotoniškai atkārtoti; vairākkārtīgi; monotoni secara berulang zich herhalend om og om igjen, gang på gang monotonnie په تکراری دوله repetidamente (în mod) repetitiv повторно stále dookola ponavljajoče (se) ponavljajući upprepande, enformigt, tjatigt อย่างซ้ํา ๆ tekrar tekrar 相同重複地,一成不變地 багаторазово تکرار کے ساتھ lặp đi lặp lại 重复地
reˈpetitiveness noun herhalendheid تَكْراريَّه повтаряне monotonia časté opakování die Wiederholung ensformighed μονοτονία repetitividad, cualidad de repetitivo üksluisus, korduvus تکرار yksitoikkoisuus caractère répétitif חָזַרָתִיוּת बारंबारता ponavljanje ismétlődőség pengulangan tilbreytingarleysi ripetitività くり返し 반복성 kartojimasis, monotonija atkārtošanās; monotonums pengulangan het zich herhalen endeløse gjentakelser monotonia تكرار monotonia caracter repetitiv повторение časté opakovanie repetitivnost, ponavljanje ponavljanje enformighet, tjatighet การเกิดซ้ํา ๆ tekrarlama 相同重複,一成不變 багаторазовість تکرار tính chất lặp đi lặp lại 重复
repeat oneself to repeat what one has already said. Listen carefully because I don't want to have to repeat myself. jou herhaal يُكَرِّر ما قالَه повтарям се repetir-se opakovat se sich wiederholen gentage επαναλαμβάνομαι respetirse üle kordama تکرار کردن toistaa se répéter לַחֲזוֹר עַל עַצמוֹ अपनी बात दोहराना ponavljati se (meg)ismétli önmagát mengulangi endurtaka sig ripetersi 같은 말을 되풀이하다 (pasi)kartoti atkārtot paša teikto mengulangi sekali lagi in herhalingen vervallen gjenta seg powtarzać się تکرارول repetir-se a repeta повторяться opakovať sa ponavljati se ponoviti se upprepa sig พูดซ้ํา söylediğini tekrar etmek 再說一次 повторюватися بار بار دہرانا nhắc lại những gì đã nói 不自觉地重复说(做)
to repeat (not repeat again) the lessons.
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→ مُتَكَرِّر opakující se ensformig dauernd wiederholend (sich) επαναληπτικός repetitivo itseään toistava répétitif repetitivan ripetitivo 反復性の 반복적인 herhalend (zich) repeterende powtarzający się repetitivo повторяющийся enformig ที่ทําซ้ําซาก tekrarlayan lặp đi lặp lại 重复的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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