What does répétition in French mean?

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

The word répétition in French means repetition, repetition, rehearsal, recovery, repeating rifle, running joke, running gag, repeating rifle, ditto marks, dress rehearsal, rehearsal studio. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word répétition

repetition

nom féminin (fait de refaire la même chose)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Selon Stephen King, l'enfer, c'est la répétition.
According to Stephen King, hell is repetition.

repetition

nom féminin (même occurrence dans un texte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma prof de français me disait toujours d'éviter les répétitions.
My French teacher always told me to avoid repetition.

rehearsal

nom féminin (Musique, Théâtre : pratique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plusieurs répétitions sont nécessaires avant le spectacle.
Several rehearsals are needed before the show.

recovery

nom féminin (droit : récupération d'un bien) (Law)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous demandons la répétition de cette erreur de paiement.

repeating rifle

nom féminin (arme à rechargement manuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On utilise les armes à répétition dans le tir sportif notamment.

running joke, running gag

nom masculin (humour basé sur un gag récurrent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime bien l’absurde. Par contre, le comique de répétition me lasse très vite.

repeating rifle

nom masculin (fusil à rechargement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ditto marks

nom masculin pluriel (caractère évitant de répéter un mot)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
On emploie les guillemets de répétition dans un tableau pour éviter de répéter de la cellule du dessus.

dress rehearsal

nom féminin (dernière répétition avant la première)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rehearsal studio

nom masculin (lieu d'enregistrement de chansons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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