riprodurre

to reproduce

verb ree-proh-DOOR-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin reproducere (re- + ducere, to lead).

Also means

to replicate

Usage Note

Riprodurre is conjugated like produrre (an irregular -urre verb): present riproduco, riproduci, riproduce. It takes avere as auxiliary. It covers reproducing a sound (riprodurre un brano), copying an image, or biological reproduction (riprodursi reflexive).

Examples

"La macchina riproduce il suono perfettamente."

Natural Translation

The machine reproduces the sound perfectly.

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