verb

reproducir

reproduce

Es la acción de poner en funcionamiento un video o un sonido para poder verlo o escucharlo.

Reproducir means to reproduce, replicate, or play, depending on the context:

To reproduce or copy: to make another version of something, such as an image or text.
To play: to play audio or video on a device.
To reproduce biologically: to produce offspring. In this sense, it is often used reflexively: reproducirse .
To recreate or repeat: to bring about the same conditions or results again, such as in an experiment.

Reproducir is a verb ending in -ir. It is irregular: its first-person present form is reproduzco , and its past forms include reproduje .

It comes from Latin reproducere, formed from re- (“again”) and producere (“to produce” or “bring forth”).

Synonyms depend on the meaning:

copiar — “to copy”; focuses on making a copy, rather than playing media or reproducing biologically.
replicar — “to replicate”; often emphasizes producing the same result or an exact version.
procrear — “to procreate”; specifically refers to producing offspring.

There is no single antonym that fits every meaning. For reproduction or copying, destruir means “to destroy,” rather than create or recreate.

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Necesitamos reproducir este experimento en el laboratorio.verb

We need to reproduce this experiment in the lab.

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