French word

photocopie

Pronunciation

IPA/fotokopi/

Meaning

  • feminine nounphotocopy

Example

Je vais faire une photocopie de ton passeport.

I'm going to make a photocopy of your passport.

Illustration for photocopie (photocopy)

More examples

Peux-tu m'envoyer une photocopie par e-mail ?

Can you email me a photocopy?

Core concept

A separate sheet carrying the visible contents of an original document after copier reproduction.

Common phrases

  • faire une photocopie de

    make a photocopy of

  • envoyer une photocopie par e-mail

    send a photocopy by email

Similar words

copie: A paper or digital reproduction of an original's content.
impression: A paper printout produced from computer data by a printer.
duplicata: An official copy reissued with the same content as the original.
numérisation: A paper document converted into an image or digital data by a machine.

Definition in French

Exemplaire papier obtenu à partir d'un original par l'action d'un photocopieur.

Word origin

Photocopie is a compound formed from photo-, linked to Greek light, and copie, inherited from Latin copia through Old French.

Usage tips

  • For several copies, French commonly uses faire des photocopies rather than translating copy as a verb.

Other meanings

  • copynoun

Opposites

Related words

  • photocopierphotocopyverb
  • photocopiablephotocopiableadjective

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