reproduction

reproducción

Proceso por el que los seres vivos producen otros seres vivos de su misma especie.

En inglés sencillo: The process by which living things produce new living things of the same kind.

• Water is important for reproduction in these plants.
• Some animals use asexual reproduction.
• The class studied reproduction in mammals.

Expresiones frecuentes: sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, plant reproduction

reproducción

Proceso de crear copias de algo.

En inglés sencillo: The process of making copies of something.

• Reproduction of this photograph requires permission.
• The printer gives excellent colour reproduction.
• Digital reproduction makes old documents easier to share.

Cómo se usa: reproduction of something (The museum allows reproduction of some images.)

Sinónimos: copying, duplication

Expresiones frecuentes: reproduction of something, colour reproduction, unauthorized reproduction

reproducción, copia

Copia de un objeto o una obra original, especialmente una pintura o un mueble.

En inglés sencillo: A copy of an original object or work, especially a painting or piece of furniture.

• This painting is a reproduction.
• She bought two reproductions for her bedroom.
• The chair is a reproduction of an eighteenth-century design.

Cómo se usa: a reproduction of something (We own a reproduction of a famous portrait.)

Sinónimos: copy, replica

Antónimos: original

Expresiones frecuentes: reproduction of something, framed reproduction, antique reproduction