copy

cop·y

 (kŏp′ē)

n. pl. cop·ies

1.

a. An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate: a copy of a painting; made two copies of the letter.

b. Computers A file that has the same data as another file: stored on the server a copy of every document.

c. One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording: an autographed copy of a novel.

2.

a. Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.

b. The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement.

c. Suitable source material for journalism: Celebrities make good copy.

v. cop·ied, cop·y·ing, cop·ies

v.tr.

1. To make a reproduction or copy of: copied the note letter for letter; copied the file to a disk.

2. To follow as a model or pattern; imitate. See Synonyms at imitate.

3. To include as an additional recipient of a written communication: Please copy me when you reply to her.

v.intr.

1. To make a copy or copies.

2. To admit of being copied: colored ink that does not copy well.

3. To hear clearly or understand something said by radio communication: Mayday. Do you copy?

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[Middle English copie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cōpia, transcript, from Latin, profusion; see op- in Indo-European roots.]

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cop′y·a·ble, cop′i·a·ble adj.

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copy

(ˈkɒpɪ)

n, pl copies

1. an imitation or reproduction of an original

2. a single specimen of something that occurs in a multiple edition, such as a book, article, etc

3. (Journalism & Publishing)

a. matter to be reproduced in print

b. written matter or text as distinct from graphic material in books, newspapers, etc

4. (Journalism & Publishing) the words used to present a promotional message in an advertisement

5. (Journalism & Publishing) journalism informal suitable material for an article or story: disasters are always good copy.

6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) archaic a model to be copied, esp an example of penmanship

vb, copies, copying or copied

7. (when: tr, often foll by out) to make a copy or reproduction of (an original)

8. (tr) to imitate as a model

9. (intr) to imitate unfairly

[C14: from Medieval Latin cōpia an imitation, something copied, from Latin: abundance, riches; see copious]

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cop•y

(ˈkɒp i)

n., pl. cop•ies, for 1, 2, 7, 9,
v. cop•ied, cop•y•ing. n.

1. an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original: a copy of a famous painting.

2. one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.

3. matter intended to be reproduced in printed form.

4. the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, or the like.

5. something newsworthy: Political gossip is always good copy.

6. replication (def. 6).

7. Archaic. something that is to be reproduced; model.

v.t.

8. to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce.

9. to follow as a pattern or model; imitate.

v.i.

10. to make a copy or copies.

11. to undergo copying: It copied poorly.

[1300–50; Middle English copie (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin cōpia copy, Latin: abundance, means; see copious]

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copy

Past participle: copied
Gerund: copying

Imperative

copy

copy

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	copy - a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) transcript written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" anamorphosis, anamorphism - a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner carbon copy, carbon - a copy made with carbon paper casting, cast - object formed by a mold duplication, duplicate - a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" facsimile, autotype - an exact copy or reproduction imitation - something copied or derived from an original knockoff, clone - an unauthorized copy or imitation miniature, toy - a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size modification - slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model" photocopy - a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work print - a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it) quadruplicate - any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate" replica, reproduction, replication - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something triplicate - one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly xerox, xerox copy - a copy made by a xerographic printer
	3.	copy - matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials written matter text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" dump - (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs fair copy - a clean copy of a corrected draft filler - copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
	4.	copy - material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy" journalism, news media - newspapers and magazines collectively material - information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography"
Verb	1.	copy - copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over" write - mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" recopy - copy again; "The child had to recopy the homework" copy out - copy very carefully and as accurately as possible
	2.	copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" imitate, simulate conform to, follow - behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" mock - imitate with mockery and derision; "The children mocked their handicapped classmate" reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" take off - mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria" mime, mimic - imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect; "The actor mimicked the President very accurately" model, pattern - plan or create according to a model or models take after, follow - imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" emulate - strive to equal or match, especially by imitating; "He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister"
	3.	copy - reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information" replicate biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate, double - make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
	4.	copy - make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" re-create manifold - make multiple copies of; "multiply a letter" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" imitate - make a reproduction or copy of trace - copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" back up - make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy; "You'd better back up these files!" hectograph - copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs" clone - make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays" mimeo, mimeograph - print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph; "She mimeographed the syllabus" roneo - make copies on a Roneograph

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copy

noun

1. reproduction, duplicate, photocopy, carbon copy, image, print, fax, representation, fake, replica, imitation, forgery, counterfeit, Xerox (trademark), transcription, likeness, replication, facsimile, Photostat (trademark) Always keep a copy of everything in your own files.
reproduction model, original, pattern, prototype, the real thing

verb

1. reproduce, replicate, duplicate, photocopy, transcribe, counterfeit, Xerox (trademark), Photostat (trademark) She never participated in copying classified documents for anyone.
reproduce create, originate

2. imitate, act like, emulate, behave like, follow, repeat, mirror, echo, parrot, ape, mimic, simulate, follow suit, follow the example of We all tend to copy people we admire. coquettish gestures which she had copied from actresses in soap operas

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

copy

noun

1. Something closely resembling another:

carbon copy, duplicate, facsimile, image, likeness, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction, simulacrum.

Archaic: simulacre.

Law: counterpart.

2. An inferior substitute imitating an original:

ersatz, imitation, pinchbeck, simulation.

verb

1. To make a copy of:

duplicate, imitate, replicate, reproduce, simulate.

2. To take as a model or make conform to a model:

emulate, follow, imitate, model (on, upon, or after), pattern (on, upon, or after).

Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.

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Translations

نُسْحة مُعدّة للطَّبع، مَخطوطَـهنُسْخَةنُسخة مِننُسْخـَـه منسوخهيَنْـسَخ

kopiekopírovatvýtisknapodobitokopírovat

eksemplarkopikopierematerialestof

KopiekopierenExemplarTextverstanden

αντιγράφωαντίτυποαντίγραφο

ejemplarimitarcopiacopiarduplicar

kappalekopiokopioidanumeroraakateksti

copiecopierimitermanuscritrecevoir

kopijaprimjerakumnožavati

példányszámutánozveszfogad

afrita; líkja eftireftirlíkingeintakhandrit

copiacopiareesemplareimitarericevere

原稿複製複製する

복사하다사본원고

autoriaus teisėegzemplioriusimituotikopijavimo aparataskopijuoklis

atdarināteksemplārskopētkopijamanuskripts

kopiërennaäpennabootsennadoenontvangen

kopiereavskriftkopieksemplaretterlikne

kopiamaszynopisskopiować

copiarimitarrecebercópia

копияэкземпляркопировать

izvodkopijakopiratiposnematiposnetek

kopieramanuskriptmottagahärmakopia

ฉบับสำเนาถ่ายสำเนาทำสำเนา

kopyakopya etmekkopyalamakmetinnüsha

bản saosao chépvăn bản

复制复制品模仿稿子一份

copy

[ˈkɒpɪ]

A. N

1. (gen) (= duplicate) → copia f; [of photograph] → copia f; [of painting] → copia f, imitación f; (= carbon copy) → copia f (en papel carbón)
rough copy → borrador m
fair copy → copia en limpio
to make a copy of → hacer or sacar una copia de

2. [of book, newspaper] → ejemplar m; [of magazine] → número m

3. (= no pl) (Press) (= written material) → original m, manuscrito m
there's plenty of copy here → tenemos aquí un material abundante
a murder is always good copy → un asesinato es siempre un buen tema
to make good copy → ser una noticia de interés

B. VT

1. (= imitate) → copiar, imitar (Scol) (= cheat) → copiar

2. (= make copy of) (gen) → sacar una copia de; (in writing, Comput) → copiar; (with carbon) → sacar una copia/copias al carbón; (= photocopy) → fotocopiar
to copy from → copiar de

3. (= send a copy to) → enviar una copia (to a)

4. (Rad, Telec) → recibir

C. CPD copy boy N (Press) → chico m de los recados de la redacción
copy editor N → editor(a) m/f, corrector(a) m/f de manuscritos
copy machine N → fotocopiadora f
copy typist N → mecanógrafo/a m/f

copy down VT + ADV → anotar, tomar nota de

copy out VT + ADV → copiar

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copy

[ˈkɒpi]

n

(= photocopy) → copie f

(= reproduction) [model, product, design] → copie f

[book, record] → exemplaire m

(= material) (for printing) → copie f
to make good copy [story] → faire un bon sujet d'article fair copy

vt

(also copy down) [+ words] → copier

(= imitate) [+ behaviour, gesture] → reproduire; [+ person] → imiter; [+ product, design] → copier

vi [candidate, pupil] → copier
The teacher accused him of copying → Le professeur l'a accusé d'avoir copié.

copy out

vt → copiercopy and paste [ˌkɒpiəndˈpeɪst] vt [+ files, words] → copier-coller

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copy

n

→ Kopie f (also Comput); (of document, separately written or typed also) → Abschrift f; (typed carbon also) → Durchschlag m; (handwritten carbon also) → Durchschrift f; (Phot) → Abzug m; to take or make a copy of something → eine Kopie/Zweitschrift etc von etw machen; to write out a fair copy → etw ins Reine schreiben, eine Reinschrift herstellen

(of book etc) → Exemplar nt; have you got a copy of today’s “Times”? → hast du die „Times“ von heute?

(Press etc: = subject matter) → Stoff m; (= material to be printed) → Artikel m; (Typ) → (Manu)skript nt; that’s always good copy → das zieht immer; this murder story will make good copy → aus diesem Mord kann man etwas machen

(in advertising) → Werbetext m; who did the copy for this campaign? → wer hat den Text/die Texte für diese Werbekampagne gemacht?; he writes good copy → er schreibt gute Werbetexte

vi (= imitate) → nachahmen; (Sch etc) → abschreiben

vt

(= make a copy of) → kopieren (also Comput); document (separately written/typed) → eine Abschrift anfertigen von; (typed/handwritten carbon) → einen Durchschlag/eine Durchschrift machen von; (Phot) → abziehen; (= write out again) → abschreiben; to copy something to a disk → etw auf eine Diskette kopieren

(= imitate) → nachmachen; gestures, person also → nachahmen; they always copy Ford → sie machen Ford immer alles nach

(Sch etc) sb else’s work → abschreiben; (by painting) → abmalen; to copy Brecht → (von) Brecht abschreiben

(= send a copy to) → einen Durchschlag/eine Durchschrift senden an (+acc)

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copy

:

copybook

n → Schönschreibheft nt ? blot

adj attr → mustergültig, wie es/er/sie im Lehrbuch steht; a copy landing → eine Bilderbuchlandung

copy boy

n (Press) → Laufjunge m

copycat

n (inf) → Nachahmer(in) m(f); (with written work) → Abschreiber(in) m(f); she’s a terrible copy → sie macht immer alles nach; → sie schreibt immer ab; copy! → Nachmachen gilt nicht! (inf)

adj attr his was a copy crime → er war ein Nachahmungstäter

copy desk

n (Press) → Redaktionstisch m

copy-edit

vt (Press) → redigieren; (in publishing also) → lektorieren, bearbeiten

copy editor

n (Press) → Redakteur(in) m(f); (publishing also) → Lektor(in) m(f), → Manuskriptbearbeiter(in) m(f)

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copy

(Comput):

copy-protected

adj disk → kopiergeschützt

copy protection

n → Kopierschutz m

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copy

:

copy typist

n → Schreibkraft f

copywriter

n → Werbetexter(in) m(f)

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copy

[ˈkɒpɪ]

1. n

a. (gen) → copia; (book) → esemplare m; (of painting) → copia, riproduzione f
rough/fair copy → brutta/bella (copia)

b. (material, for printing) → materiale m, testo
to make good copy (story, scandal) → fare notizia

2. vt (imitate) → imitare; (make copy of, cheat) → copiare
he copied in the exam → all'esame ha copiato

copy out vt + adv → ricopiare, trascrivere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

copy

(ˈkopi) – plural ˈcopies – noun

1. an imitation or reproduction. That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier. kopie نُسْخـَـه منسوخه копие cópia kopie die Kopie kopi; efterligning αντίγραφοcopia jäljendus, koopia تقلید؛ کپی kopio copieהעתק प्रतिलिपि prijepis, kopija másolat tiruan eftirlíking copia コピー 모조품 kopija kopija; reprodukcija; noraksts tiruan kopie kopi, reproduksjon; gjenpart; avskriftkopia كاپى، نقل ، نمونه، سواد، نسخه: تقليد cópia copie копия kópia posnetek, kopija kopija kopia การเลียนแบบ kopya, suret 仿造品，複製品 копія نقل، نسخ‍ہ bản sao 复制品

2. a single book, newspaper etc. Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please? eksemplaar نُسخة مِن брой exemplar výtisk das Exemplar eksemplar αντίτυποejemplar eksemplar, number جلد kappale exemplaireעותק पाण्डुलिपि kopija példány eksemplar eintak copia 一冊 한 부 egzempliorius eksemplārs naskhah exemplaaregzemplarz جلد exemplar exemplar экземпляр výtlačok izvod primerak exemplar, nummer ฉบับ; เล่ม sayı, nüsha, kopya 一本(書),一份(報紙)等 копія كسى كتاب يا اخبار كا نسخ‍ہ một bản của cuốn sách, tờ báo 一本，一份

3. written or typed material for publishing. He writes copy for advertisements. kopie نُسْحة مُعدّة للطَّبع، مَخطوطَـه текст на реклама material rukopis der Text stof; materiale κείμενοmanuscrito, texto tekst, käsikiri مطلب آماده چاپ kirjoitus manuscrit חוֹמֶר לְהֲדפּסָה हस्तलेख kopija kézirat naskah handrit materiale 原稿 인쇄 원고 medžiaga, tekstas manuskripts; materiāls; paraugs salinan kopijmanuskriptmateriał د چاپ لپاره آماده مطلب material text текст rukopis rokopis građa manuskript, copy, annonstext คำโฆษณา metin 手寫或打字的稿子 матеріал مسوده bản thảo 稿子

verb

to make an imitation or reproduction of (something). Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook. kopieer يَنْـسَخ копирам copiar napodobit; opsat, kopírovat kopieren kopiere; efterligne αντιγράφωimitar; copiar jäljendama, kopeerima رونوشت کردن؛ کپی کردن kopioida copier לְהַעֲתִיק नकल उतारना prepisati, preslikati, kopirati (le)másol meniru afrita; líkja eftir copiare 写す 복제하다 kopijuoti, imituoti, pamėgdžioti, nu(si)rašyti kopēt; atdarināt; pārrakstīt salin kopiërenkopiere, etterlikne, skrive avkopiować کاپی کول copiar a imita, a copia подражать; переписывать napodobniť; opísať posnemati; prepisati prepisati efterlikna, ta efter, skriva av, kopiera เลียนแบบ kopya etmek; taklit etmek 模仿，複製 знімати копію; переписувати نقل كرنا sao chép 模仿，复制

ˈcopier noun

a photocopier. kopieermasjien آلة تصوير / نَسْـخ копирна машина fotocopiadora kopírka der Kopierer kopimaskine φωτοαντιγραφικό μηχάνημα fotocopiadora valguskoopiamasin شخص یا دستگاه کپی کننده kopiokone photocopieur/-euse מְכוֹנַת צִילוּם प्रतिलिपिक aparat za kopiranje fénymásoló gép mesin fotokopi ljósritunarvél fotocopiatrice 複写機 복사기 kopijavimo aparatas, kopijuoklis novilcējs; kopējamais aparāts mesin salin fotokopieerapparaatkopimaskinkopiarka فوتو کاپی fotocopiadora (foto)copiator множительный аппарат kopírovací stroj kopirni aparat fotokopir aparat kopieringsmaskin เครื่องถ่ายเอกสาร fotokopi makinası 影印機 копіювальний апарат فوٹ‍و كاپی مشین máy photocopy 复印机

ˈcopyright noun

(usually abbreviated to ©) the sole right to reproduce a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, and also to perform, translate, film, or record such a work. kopiereg حَق التأليف والنَّـشر авторско право direito autoral autorská práva das Urheberrecht ophavsret; forfatterret; copyright δικαιώματα πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας copyright, derechos de autor autoriõigus, kirjastusõigus حق تکثیر؛ کپی رایت tekijänoikeus droit d'auteur זְכוּיוֹת יוֹצְרִים प्रकाशनाधिकार autorsko pravo szerzői jog hak cipta höfundarréttur diritto d'autore, copyright 著作権 저작권 autoriaus teisė autortiesības hak cipta auteursrechtcopyright, opphavsrettprawo autorskie د کابی حق direito de autor copyright, drept de autor авторское право copyright avtorska pravica autorsko pravo copyright, upphovsrätt ลิขสิทธิ์ telif hakkı, yapıt hakkı 版權 авторське право حق اشاعت، حق تصنيف، حق طبع quyền tác giả 版权

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copy

→ نُسْخَة, يَنْسَخُ kopie, kopírovat, výtisk eksemplar, kopi, kopiere Exemplar, Kopie, kopieren αντίγραφο, αντιγράφω, αντίτυπο copia, copiar, ejemplar kappale, kopio, kopioida copie, copier kopija, primjerak, umnožavati copia, copiare 原稿, 複製, 複製する 복사하다, 사본, 원고 kopie, kopiëren, reproductie avskrift, kopi, kopiere kopia, maszynopis, skopiować cópia, copiar копировать, копия, экземпляр kopia, kopiera, manuskript ฉบับสำเนา, ถ่ายสำเนา, ทำสำเนา kopya, kopyalamak, taklit bản sao, sao chép, văn bản 副本, 复制

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

copy

n. copia; imitación;

vt. copiar; imitar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I want to copy this document → أُريدُ نَسْخَ هَذَا الـمُسْتَنَدِ → Chci okopírovat tenhle dokument → Jeg vil gerne kopiere dette dokument → Ich möchte dieses Dokument kopieren → Θέλω να βγάλω φωτοτυπία αυτού του εγγράφου → Quisiera copiar este documento → Haluan ottaa kopion tästä asiakirjasta → Je voudrais faire une copie de ce document → Želim umnožiti ovaj dokument → Vorrei fotocopiare questo documento → この書類のコピーを取りたいのですが → 이 서류를 복사하고 싶어요 → Ik wil dit document kopiëren → Jeg vil gjerne kopiere dette dokumentet → Chcę skserować ten dokument → Eu quero xerocar este documento → Я хочу откопировать этот документ → Jag vill kopiera det här dokumentet → ฉันอยากถ่ายเอกสารใบนี้ → Bu belgenin fotokopisini çektirmek istiyorum → Tôi muốn photo tài liệu này → 我要复印这份文件
• Could you copy this for me? (US)
  Can you copy this for me? (UK) → هَلْ يـُمْكِنُكَ نَسْخَ هَذا مِنْ أَجْلِي؟ → Můžete mi to okopírovat? → Kan De kopiere dette for mig? → Können Sie das für mich kopieren? → Μπορείτε να μου βγάλετε μια φωτοτυπία; → ¿Podría hacerme una copia de esto? → Voitteko kopioida tämän? → Vous pouvez m'en faire une copie ? → Možete li mi ovo umnožiti? → Può farmi una copia di questo? → このコピーを取っていただけますか？ → 이것을 복사해 주시겠어요? → Kunt u dit voor me kopiëren? → Kan du kopiere dette for meg? → Czy może to Pandla mnie skserować? → O senhor pode xerocar isto para mim? → Вы не сделаете мне копию? → Kan ni kopiera dethär åt mig? → คุณถ่ายเอกสารนี้ให้ฉันได้ไหม? → Bunun bir fotokopisini alabilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể photo cái này hộ tôi được không? → 您能为我复印这份资料吗？

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