reproduction

riproduzione

Processo con cui gli esseri viventi producono nuovi esseri viventi della stessa specie.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, plant reproduction

riproduzione

Il processo di fare copie di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: reproduction of something (The museum allows reproduction of some images.)

Sinonimi: copying, duplication

Espressioni comuni: reproduction of something, colour reproduction, unauthorized reproduction

riproduzione, copia

Copia di un oggetto o un’opera originale, soprattutto di un dipinto o un mobile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a reproduction of something (We own a reproduction of a famous portrait.)

Sinonimi: copy, replica

Contrari: original

Espressioni comuni: reproduction of something, framed reproduction, antique reproduction