duplicate

dupliquer, copier

Créer un autre exemplaire exactement pareil à l’original.

En anglais simple : To make another thing that is exactly like the original.

• Can you duplicate this key?
• She duplicated the file before editing it.
• The machine duplicates documents in seconds.

Synonymes : copy, reproduce

Expressions courantes : duplicate a file, duplicate a key, duplicate a document

répéter, refaire

Faire à nouveau un travail ou une activité déjà réalisée.

En anglais simple : To do work or an activity that has already been done.

• Please do not duplicate my work.
• Both teams duplicated the same research.
• Sharing notes helps us avoid duplicating effort.

Synonymes : repeat, redo

Expressions courantes : duplicate work, duplicate effort, duplicate a task

égaler, reproduire

Obtenir un résultat identique à un autre ou aussi bon.

En anglais simple : To produce something as good as, or equal to, something else.

• No one could duplicate her performance.
• The team duplicated last season’s success.
• Researchers failed to duplicate the results under different conditions.

Synonymes : match, equal, reproduce

Expressions courantes : duplicate a result, duplicate a performance, duplicate a success

identique, dupliqué

Exactement pareil à autre chose, souvent parce qu’il en est une copie.

En anglais simple : Exactly the same as another thing, often because it was copied.

• We found a duplicate entry.
• Keep a duplicate key with a trusted friend.
• The system deleted duplicate files automatically.

Synonymes : identical, copied

Expressions courantes : duplicate copy, duplicate key, duplicate entry

duplicate

Où différents joueurs utilisent les mêmes distributions de cartes ou dispositions de tuiles pour comparer leurs résultats.

En anglais simple : Using the same card deals or tile arrangements for different players so their results can be compared.

• They play duplicate bridge every week.
• Duplicate whist allows players to compare results from identical hands.
• The club organized a duplicate tournament.

Expressions courantes : duplicate bridge, duplicate whist, duplicate play

double, copie

Autre exemplaire exactement pareil à l’original.

En anglais simple : Another thing that is exactly like an original thing.

• I keep a duplicate of the key.
• The folder contained three duplicates.
• Is this the original document or a duplicate?

Comment l'utiliser : duplicate of something (This painting is a duplicate of the original.)

Synonymes : copy, replica

Contraires : original

Expressions courantes : a duplicate, duplicate of something, keep a duplicate