Spanish word

fotocopia

Pronunciation

IPA/fotoˈkopja/

Meaning

  • feminine nounphotocopy

Example

Necesito una fotocopia de tu identificación.

I need a photocopy of your identification.

Illustration for fotocopia (photocopy)

More examples

Por favor, saca una fotocopia para la reunión.

Please make a photocopy for the meeting.

Core concept

Physical paper duplicate produced by a photocopier.

Common phrases

  • hacer una fotocopia

    make a photocopy

  • sacar una fotocopia

    make a photocopy

  • una fotocopia en color

    a color photocopy

Similar words

copia: One paper duplicate of a document or item, made by any process.
copistería: Business offering copying, printing, and other document services.
impresión: Paper output produced directly by a printer from digital data.

Definition in Spanish

Documento en papel que reproduce el contenido de otro original mediante un proceso óptico o mecánico, como el realizado por una fotocopiadora.

Word origin

Compound of photo- 'light' and copia 'copy', formed in Spanish to name copies made with photocopy machines.

Usage tips

  • When requesting copies at a shop, people commonly say hacer or sacar una fotocopia and give the number and whether color or black-and-white first.

Opposites

Related words

  • fotocopiarphotocopyverb
  • fotocopiadoraphotocopiernoun
  • fotocopiadophotocopiedadjective

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