copiar

to copy

copiar(koh-pyahr)

transitive verb

1. (to replicate)

a. to copy

Hay que copiar los documentos que vamos a distribuir en la junta.

We need to copy the documents we're going to hand out at the meeting.

2. (to mimic)

a. to imitate

Hugo intentó copiar el estilo de Rodrigo, pero solo logró verse raro.

Hugo tried to imitate Rodrigo's style, but he just ended up looking weird.

b. to copy

Ale acusa a Daniela de haber copiado su nuevo diseño de vestido.

Ale is accusing Daniela of having copied her new dress design.

3. (to write)

a. to take down

Estefanía copió con cuidado el discurso de su jefe.

Estefania carefully took down her boss's speech.

intransitive verb

4. (education)

a. to cheat

La maestra sorprendió a Carlos copiando en el examen.

The teacher caught Carlos cheating on the test.

b. to copy

¡No me puedes copiar! No es problema mío que se te olvidó estudiar.

You can't copy me! It's not my problem you forgot to study.

copiarse

pronominal verb

5. (education)

(Argentina)

a. to cheat

Todos saben que Rubén solo consiguió esa nota en el examen porque se copió.

Everyone knows Ruben only got that grade on the test because he cheated.

copiar

transitive verb

1. ((gen) &)

a. to copy

copió lo que yo iba diciendohe took down what I was saying

intransitive verb

2. (en examen)

a. to cheat, to copy

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copiar

transitive verb

1 (reproducir) to copy;de from; [+estilo] to imitate

2 [+dictado] to take down

copiar al pie de la letra to copy word for word; copiar por las dos caras (Técnica) to make a double-sided copy

intransitive verb

(en un examen) to cheat