What does répéter in French mean?

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

The word répéter in French means repeat, repeat to, repeat, repeat, rehearse, rehearse, repeat yourself, recur, repeat to yourself. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word répéter

repeat

verbe transitif (redire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Papi répète toujours la même chose. Le professeur d'anglais demande à ses élèves de répéter ce qu'il dit.
The English teacher asks his students to say what he says back to him.

repeat to

(redire [qch] à [qqn])

Je dois toujours répéter six fois les choses à mon fils pour qu'il s'en souvienne.
I have to tell my son things six times before he remembers.

repeat

verbe transitif (rapporter les dires de [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Paul a fait une bêtise et sa sœur a tout répété à leur mère.
Paul said something stupid and his sister repeated it all to their mother.

repeat

verbe transitif (faire de nouveau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pourrais-tu répéter ce geste technique ?
Could you repeat that technical movement?

rehearse

verbe transitif (s'entraîner pour [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les comédiens répètent toujours leurs spectacles.
Actors always rehearse their shows.

rehearse

verbe intransitif (s'entraîner pour [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je ne peux pas dîner avec toi vendredi parce que je répète pour le spectacle de fin d'année.
I can't have dinner with you on Friday because I'm rehearsing for the end-of-year show.

repeat yourself

verbe pronominal (ressasser)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Mamy se répète beaucoup en ce moment.
Gran is repeating herself a lot now.

recur

verbe pronominal (se reproduire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les mêmes erreurs se répètent souvent.
The same mistakes recur frequently.

repeat to yourself

verbe pronominal (se redire [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette athlète n'arrête pas de se répéter qu'elle peut y arriver.
This athlete keeps telling herself over and over that she can do it.

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