rebobinar
/rebobiˈnaɾ/
To rewind is rebobinar in Spanish.
Rebobinar means to wind again. While it was originally used for physical media like tapes or film, it is also used in digital contexts to mean rewinding a video or audio track.
Meaning: to wind again (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The prefix re- functions like the English prefix 're-', indicating repetition or reversal.
How does it change in a sentence?
The third-person singular present form is rebobina (he/she/it rewinds or you informal rewind). The past participle is rebobinado, which is used to form compound tenses, such as he rebobinado (I have rewound).
How do you pronounce it?
/rebobiˈnaɾ/
Did you know?
- In a conversation, a Spanish speaker might use rebobinar to ask someone to repeat a point or return to a previous topic, much like the English phrase 'let's rewind'.
- The word bobina refers to both a spool for thread and an electrical coil, showing how the language links textiles and electronics.
- Outside of media, the verb bobinar is used by electrical engineers to describe winding coils of wire around a core.
Examples in context
- Olvidó rebobinar la película.He forgot to rewind the movie.This sentence is useful for practicing the infinitive form rebobinar.Tatoeba #3742726 by Seael, translation #2341951 by Hybrid
- Por favor, retroceda la cinta de video a la escena anterior.Please rewind the video tape to the previous scene.
- Vamos a rebobinar la película para ver esa escena nuevamente.Let's rewind the movie to watch that scene again.
- Podría retroceder la grabación hasta el minuto cinco, por favor?Could you rewind the recording to minute five, please?
- Reboba un poco la película para ver esa escena otra vez.Rewind the movie a bit to watch that scene again.
- Tienes que rebobinar la cinta.You have to rewind the tape.
- No pude rebobinar el video.I couldn't rewind the video.
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Example conversation
María and Javier are organizing old tapes in a box.
- MaríaJavier, ¿puedes rebobinar esta cinta?Javier, can you rewind this tape?
- JavierSí, lo haré en un momento.Yes, I will do it in a moment.
- MaríaGracias, es muy vieja.Thanks, it is very old.
- JavierYa está lista para escuchar.It is ready to listen to now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rewind” translations and entries rebobinar, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
