French Conversation · Level 21
89 words
French word
copie
Pronunciation
IPA/kopi/
Meaning
- feminine nouncopy
Example
Garde une copie de ton passeport avant de partir.
Keep a copy of your passport before leaving.
More examples
Je vais faire une copie de ce document.
I am going to make a copy of this document.
Core concept
A separate paper or digital record that faithfully carries the contents of an original.
Common phrases
faire une copie de
make a copy of ___
une copie conforme
a true copy
une copie papier
a paper copy
Similar words
photocopie: A paper copy made with a photocopier.
duplicata: A formal copy reissued for official or administrative purposes.
impression: A paper copy produced by printing a digital document.
Definition in French
Document qui reproduit fidèlement le contenu d'un original, souvent sous forme écrite, imprimée ou numérique.
Word origin
French copie comes through Old French from Latin copia, originally meaning abundance or supply, and developed the sense of a reproduced text or record.
Usage tips
- Copie is feminine, so the usual article is une copie, and the common pattern is une copie de followed by the source document.