copy

copy
copy [{{t}}'kɒpɪ] (pl copies, pt & pp copied)
1 noun
(a) (duplicate → of painting, statue) copie f, reproduction f; (→ of document, letter, photograph) copie f;
to make a copy of sth faire une copie de qch
(b) (of book, magazine, record) exemplaire m; (of newspaper) numéro m;
500 copies of the book were printed le livre a été tiré à 500 exemplaires
(c) (UNCOUNT) {{}}Typography{{}}, {{}}Press{{}} & {{}}Journalism{{}} (written material) copie f; (in advertisement) texte m;
his story made good copy son histoire a fait un bon papier;
he wrote some brilliant copy (one article) il a écrit un article excellent; (several articles) il a écrit d'excellents articles
(d) {{}}Computing{{}}
copy and paste copier-coller m
2 transitive verb
(a) (work of art, drawing etc) copier, imiter
(b) (write out → letter, notes) copier
(c) (imitate → person, movements, gestures) copier, imiter; (→ style, system) copier
(d) (in order to cheat) copier (from sb sur qn from sth dans qch)
(e) (photocopy) photocopier
(f) {{}}Computing{{}} copier;
to copy sth to disk copier qch sur disquette;
to copy and paste sth faire un copier-coller sur qch
(g) (send copy to) envoyer une copie à;
to copy sb with sth faire parvenir une copie de qch à qn
3 intransitive verb
(a) (cheat) copier (from sb sur qn from sth dans qch);
no copying! on ne copie pas!
(b) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Telecommunications{{}} (hear)
do you copy? vous me recevez?
►► {{}}Computing{{}} copy block copie f de bloc;
{{}}Computing{{}} copy check contrôle m par duplication;
{{}}Computing{{}} copy command commande f de copie;
{{}}Press{{}} copy deadline tombée f, dernière heure f;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Press{{}} copy desk secrétariat m de rédaction;
{{}}Computing{{}} copy disk disquette f de copie;
copy editor {{}}Press{{}} secrétaire mf de rédaction; (in publishing) préparateur(trice) m,f de copie;
{{}}Computing{{}} copy protection protection f contre la copie;
copy taster premier lecteur m;
{{}}Marketing{{}} copy test pré-test m publicitaire;
{{}}Marketing{{}} copy testing pré-tests mpl publicitaires;
copy typing dactylographie f, dactylo f;
copy typist dactylographe mf, dactylo mf
copy down separable transitive verb
noter
copy out separable transitive verb
recopier;
to copy out a passage from a book transcrire ou recopier un passage d'un livre

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