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clone

UK
/kləʊn/
US
/kloʊn/
clone out

Translations

clonenoun
clones
pl
UK
/kləʊn/
US
/kloʊn/
cloneBiologie : individu, cellule ou organisme génétiquement identique à l’original.
The scientists successfully created a clone of the sheep.
Les scientifiques ont réussi à créer un clone de la brebis.
clonePar extension : personne ou objet très ressemblant à un autre, copie quasi identique.
The new smartphone is considered a clone of the previous model.
Le nouveau smartphone est considéré comme un clone du modèle précédent.
Synonyms
duplicate
doppelgänger
carbon copy
facsimile
imitation
replica
copy
cloneverb
cloned
Past Simple
cloned
Past Participle
cloning
Gerund
UK
/kləʊn/
US
/kloʊn/
clonerBiologie et informatique.
Scientists were able to clone the sheep successfully.
Les scientifiques ont pu cloner la brebis avec succès.
clonerPar extension : reproduire exactement une chose, notamment un support ou un système.
The software allows users to clone their hard drives for backup purposes.
Le logiciel permet aux utilisateurs de cloner leurs disques durs pour effectuer des sauvegardes.
Synonyms
replicate
reproduce
imitate
copy
duplicate
cloneadjective
UK
/kləʊn/
US
/kloʊn/
Used attributively to describe something produced by or relating to cloning; behaves like a non-gradable adjective.
clonéBiologie : obtenu par clonage, génétiquement identique à l’original.
Clone embryos were studied carefully for developmental abnormalities.
Les embryons clonés ont été étudiés avec soin pour détecter d’éventuelles anomalies du développement.
clonéPar extension : imité de très près, presque identique.
Several clone phones entered the market soon after the flagship device was released.
Plusieurs téléphones clonés sont arrivés sur le marché peu après la sortie du modèle phare.

Definitions

clonenoun
An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.
The scientists successfully created a clone of the sheep, which was genetically identical to the original.
A person or thing regarded as an exact copy of another.
The new smartphone is considered a clone of the previous model, with only minor changes.
cloneverb
To make an identical copy of an organism or cell.
Scientists were able to clone the sheep successfully.
To replicate or reproduce something exactly.
The software allows users to clone their hard drives for backup purposes.
cloneadjective
Produced by or relating to cloning; genetically identical to the original source.
Clone embryos were studied carefully for developmental abnormalities.
Imitative or virtually identical in appearance, design, or function to an existing product or model.
Several clone phones entered the market soon after the flagship device was released.
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