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83 words
French word
clone
Pronunciation
IPA/klon/
Meaning
- masculine nounclone
Example
Le clone de ton chien lui ressemble beaucoup.
Your dog's clone looks very much like it.
More examples
J'ai créé un clone de mon disque dur hier.
I created a clone of my hard drive yesterday.
Core concept
One original beside a near-perfect duplicate, whether the duplicate is a person, an object, or a living organism.
Common phrases
un clone de
a clone of ___
le clone de
the clone of ___
clone de sauvegarde
backup clone
Similar words
sosie: A different person who closely resembles someone else in appearance.
copie: Something that reproduces the same content or form as an original.
double: Another person or thing that closely resembles the original.
jumeau: One of two twins born to the same mother at the same time.
Definition in French
Un clone est une personne ou une chose qui ressemble tellement à un autre qu'on peut la considérer comme sa copie conforme ou son sosie.
Word origin
French clone is borrowed from English scientific clone, ultimately from Greek klōn, 'twig', referring to propagation from a plant cutting.
Usage tips
- Clone is masculine in French, so the usual article is un clone, even when it refers to a woman.