What does repasar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word repasar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use repasar in Spanish.

The word repasar in Spanish means go over, look over, go over, glance through, skim through, sleep with, fluff up, loosen up, retouch a drawing, touch up a drawing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word repasar

go over, look over

verbo transitivo (comprobar algo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Repasa la lista antes de salir.
Before you leave, go over (or: look over) your list.

go over

verbo transitivo (volver sobre lo estudiado)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Repasaremos este tema después de las vacaciones.
We will go over this point when we come back from vacation.

glance through, skim through

verbo transitivo (leer por encima rápidamente) (read)

Solo he tenido tiempo de repasar un poco el material; no lo he leído a fondo.
I have only had time to skim through the material: I have not read it in detail.

sleep with

verbo pronominal (coloquial (mantener relaciones sexuales) (euphemism)

Dicen que se repasa a su secretaria.
They say that he is sleeping with his secretary.

fluff up, loosen up

verbo transitivo (esponjar la lana)

Tenemos toneladas de lana por repasar.
We have tons of wool to fluff up.

retouch a drawing, touch up a drawing

locución verbal (retocar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Lucila repasó el dibujo con un marcador.
Lucila retouched the drawing with a marker.

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