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1 repetitive
[rə'petətiv]adjective (doing, saying, the same thing too often: His speeches are very repetitive; My job is a bit repetitive.) atkārtojošs; tāds, kas atkārtojas* * *atkārtojošs -
2 repeat
[rə'pi:t] 1. verb1) (to say or do again: Would you repeat those instructions, please?) atkārtot2) (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.) izpaust noslēpumu; stāstīt citam3) (to say (something) one has learned by heart: to repeat a poem.) stāstīt/teikt iegaumēto2. noun(something which is repeated: I'm tired of seeing all these repeats on television; ( also adjective) a repeat performance.) atkārtojums- repeated- repeatedly
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- repetitive
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- repeat oneself* * *atkārtošana; students otrgadnieks; atkārtošanas zīme; atkārtot; atkārtoties; nelikumīgi balsot vairākas reizes; atstāt garšu -
3 soul-destroying
adjective ((of a task etc) very dull, boring, repetitive etc.) apnicīgs; nomācošs
См. также в других словарях:
repetitive — repetitive, repetitious The meanings overlap, but repetitive is more than ten times as common as repetitious, and there is a difference of sense: repetitive is a more objective word and means ‘occurring repeatedly’: • A quiet but repetitive… … Modern English usage
Repetitive — Re*pet i*tive (r? p?t ? t?v), a. Containing repetition; repeating. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repetitive — index chronic, consecutive, frequent, iterative, prolix, redundant, repeated, repetitious Burton s Legal T … Law dictionary
repetitive — 1839, from L. repetit , pp. stem of repetere (see REPEAT (Cf. repeat)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Repetitively; repetitiveness … Etymology dictionary
repetitive — [rɪˈpetətɪv] or repetitious [ˌrepəˈtɪʃ(ə)s] adj repeating the same thing, especially in a way that is boring or annoying … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
repetitive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ involving or characterized by repetition, especially when boring or unnecessary. DERIVATIVES repetitively adverb repetitiveness noun … English terms dictionary
repetitive — [ri pet′ə tiv] adj. of or characterized by repetition repetitively adv … English World dictionary
repetitive — [[t]rɪpe̱tɪtɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Something that is repetitive involves actions or elements that are repeated many times and is therefore boring. ...factory workers who do repetitive jobs... Suddenly music that seemed dull and… … English dictionary
répétitive — ● répétitif, répétitive adjectif Qui se reproduit de façon monotone, qui se répète sans cesse : Le caractère répétitif d une tâche. ● répétitif, répétitive (expressions) adjectif Musique répétitive, musique reposant sur la répétition systématique … Encyclopédie Universelle
repetitive — re|pet|i|tive [rıˈpetıtıv] adj done many times in the same way, and boring repetitive work/tasks/jobs ▪ repetitive tasks like washing and ironing ▪ The song was dreary and repetitive. >repetitively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
repetitive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
