must repeat

[/mʌst rɪˈpiːt/]

verb phrase

deve repetir / precisa repetir

1. to be obliged or required to do something again

You must repeat the experiment to verify the results.

Você deve repetir o experimento para verificar os resultados.

2. to say or do something again, especially because it is important

I must repeat that this is confidential information.

Devo repetir que esta é informação confidencial.

3. to fail a course and enroll again

If he doesn't pass, he must repeat the grade.

Se ele não passar, deve repetir de ano.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

deve repetir / precisa repetir

Most common usage in everyday speech

São Paulo

tem que repetir

Informal colloquial variant

Rio de Janeiro

precisa repetir

Commonly used in casual conversation

Portugal

tem de repetir / precisa de repetir

European Portuguese variant

history repeats itself

beat a dead horse

go over old ground

ring a bell

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