carbon copy (redirected from carbon-copy)

carbon copy

n.

1. A duplicate, as of a letter, made by using carbon paper.

2. A person or thing that closely resembles another.

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carbon copy

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a duplicate copy of writing, typewriting, or drawing obtained by using carbon paper Often shortened to carbon

2. Informal a person or thing that is identical or very similar to another

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carbon copy - a copy made with carbon paper carbon 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"

Translations

carbon copy n (Typing) → copia (in carta carbone) (fig) → copia f carbone inv
he's a carbon copy of his father → è tutto suo padre, è la copia carbone di suo padre

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carbon copy n (Typing) → copia (in carta carbone) (fig) → copia f carbone inv
he's a carbon copy of his father → è tutto suo padre, è la copia carbone di suo padre