Dictionary · verb
repeli
repeli/reˈpe.li/
Official root pel- (Fundamento, 1905)
repeli is an Esperanto verb meaning “to drive back”.
Meaning
to drive backrepelrepulse
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Definition in Esperanto
- Peli malantaŭen, retroirigi, malakcepti
- ili komencis forkuri, sed la [arbitraciuloj] repelis ilin en la batalon per siaj plumbofinitaj vipoj
- mi devis foriri […] al la arbaro, sed min […] repelis de tie la pluvo
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /reˈpe.li/
- Syllables
- re·PE·li
Word structure
- reprefixagain, back
- pelrootpeli
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | repeli |
|---|---|
| present | repelas |
| past | repelis |
| future | repelos |
| conditional | repelus |
| volitive | repelu |
| active participle · ongoing | repelanta |
| active participle · completed | repelinta |
| active participle · about to | repelonta |
Example sentences
- Sen la forta forto, protonoj repelus unu la alian.Without the strong force, protons would repel each other. #12413312
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Related words
In other languages
| Español | repeler |
|---|---|
| Français | repousser |
| Deutsch | zurück treiben |
| Polski | odganiać, odgonić od siebie |
| 中文 | 搡 |
| 日本語 | 追い返す |
| Română | întîrzia, alungați unul de celălalt |
| Bahasa Indonesia | memukul mundur |
| Беларуская | адганяць назад |
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