Betekenis van copy In het Nederlands

• 0 to produce something so that it is the same as an original piece of work:

  • They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements.

  • Patricia's going to copy her novel onto a flash drive and send it to me.

  • disapproving He was always copying from/off other students (= cheating by copying), but never got caught.

  • He tends to copy his brother in the way he dresses.

• 1 used, especially when communicating by radio, to tell someone that you have heard or understood, or to ask if someone has heard or understood you:

  • He pressed the call button on his walkie-talkie: "We've got them." " Copy that. Stay where you are."

  • "Rodriguez, do you copy?"— "Yes, sir."— "What's your position?"

• 2 something that has been made to be exactly like something else:

  • This painting is only a copy - the original hangs in the Louvre.

  • I always keep a copy of any official or important letters that I send off.

  • Could you make a copy of (= use a special machine to copy) this for tomorrow's meeting, please?

  • The library has copies of all the national and local newspapers.

• 3 written text that is to be printed, or text that is intended to help with the sale of a product:

  • We need someone who can write good copy for our publicity department.

• 4 to produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else:

  • The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper.

  • He copied the file onto a diskette.

• 5 text that is to be printed, or text that is used to sell a product:

  • She writes advertising copy.

• 6 something that is exactly like another thing:

  • I always keep copies of letters I have written.

  • Please make two copies of this.

  • I had a copy of her latest CD somewhere.

  • We ordered ten copies of the book.

• 7 a single book, newspaper, CD, or other printed or recorded product, of which many have been produced:

  • The 600-page volume has become an instant hit, selling 250,000 copies since its publication in October.

  • a copy of sth Order your copy of her new album today!

  • The company is offering a free copy of their anti-virus software.

• 8 a document or other printed material that is exactly the same as another one, produced, for example, by using a photocopier or printing it more than once from a computer:

  • Enclosed is a signed copy of the contract.

  • make/take a copy I will need to take a copy of your passport.

• 9 a computer file, document, etc. that is created to be exactly the same as another one:

  • Before working on the file, make a copy and save it in another folder.

• 10 a product that is made to look the same as another product, especially illegally:

  • If you look closely at the label, you can tell it's a copy.

  • The factories were for making illegal copies of software, CDs, and DVDs.

• 11 the words used in advertising to help sell a product:

  • The advertising copy is tested with consumer surveys.

• 12 writing that is going to be printed in a book, magazine, etc.:

  • The copy will be checked several times before publication.

• 13 to make a copy of a letter, document, etc.:

  • He was asked to copy the documents to keep on record.

  • copy sth to sb The report was copied to all the senior members of the department.

• 14 to make a copy of a computer file, document, email, etc.:

  • Copy the files and put them in a new folder.

  • copy sth to sb Every email I send out, I also copy to my boss.

• 15 to make a copy of something on a computer screen and put it in a different place in a document or in a new document, file, or directory:

  • Copy and paste the text from the box into a word processor document.

• 16 to use someone else's idea, design, etc., often illegally:

  • It is a system that works well and that others can copy.