ripetere
repeat
verb ree-PEH-teh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin repetere, 'to seek again'
Usage Note
Ripetere stresses the second syllable, ree-PEH-teh-reh, not the -te-. In school slang ripetere un anno means 'to repeat a grade'; politely ask può ripetere? ('could you repeat that?').
Examples
"Puoi ripetere la domanda?"
Natural Translation
Can you repeat the question?
Literal Translation
You-can to-repeat the question?
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