clone

• Nom désignant un organisme, une cellule ou un individu génétiquement identique à un autre, ou une copie exacte ou une imitation de quelque chose.

A noun referring to an organism, cell, or individual that is genetically identical to another, or an exact copy or imitation of something.

1. Identical personB2informal

   A person who looks or behaves almost exactly like another.

   personne identique à une autre

   • He's a clone of his father in both looks and mannerisms.
   • The new intern is a clone of the boss, always working late.
   • She's a clone of her twin sister, down to the same hairstyle.

   Synonymescarbon copydoppelgangerdoublelook-alikemirror imagereplicaringerspitting imagetwin

2. Genetically identical organismB2formalscientific

   A group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by asexual reproduction.

   clone (organisme génétiquement identique)

   • The lab successfully created a clone of the sheep.
   • Scientists study clones to understand genetic diseases.
   • The plant clone produced identical flowers to the original.

3. B1informal

   An unauthorized copy or imitation of a product, design, or work.

   Copie non autorisée

   • The market is flooded with cheap clones of the designer handbag.
   • This software is a clone of the original program.
   • The artist accused the company of selling clones of his paintings.

   Synonymesbootlegcounterfeitfakeforgeryimitationknockoff

   Antonymesoriginal

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de créer une copie exacte de quelque chose, en particulier d'un organisme vivant ou de données numériques.

A verb used to indicate the act of creating an exact copy of something, especially a living organism or digital data.

1. Create identical copiesB2formalscientific

   To produce one or more exact genetic copies of an organism, cell, or DNA sequence.

   Cloner (copies identiques)

   • Scientists successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly.
   • The lab is working to clone the gene for further study.
   • They plan to clone the plant to preserve its unique traits.

   Synonymescopyduplicatereplicate

2. Duplicate software or dataB1informalIT

   To make an exact copy of a computer file, system, or application.

   Cloner (informatique)

   • You can clone the repository using Git commands.
   • The technician cloned the hard drive to transfer all data.
   • He cloned the app to test new features without affecting the original.

   Synonymescopyduplicateforkmirrorreplicate

   Antonymesdelete