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1 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) eftirlíking; eftirhermur2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) eftirlíking -
2 copy
['kopi] 1. plural - copies; noun1) (an imitation or reproduction: That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.) eftirlíking2) (a single book, newspaper etc: Can I have six copies of this dictionary, please?) eintak3) (written or typed material for publishing: He writes copy for advertisements.) handrit2. verb(to make an imitation or reproduction of (something): Copy the way I speak; Copy this passage into your notebook.) afrita; líkja eftir- copier- copyright -
3 fake
[feik] 1. noun1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) eftirlíking2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) loddari2. adjective1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) falsaður, óekta2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) falskur3. verb(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) falsa -
4 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) skopstæling, parodía2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) skrumskæling2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) skopstæla -
5 canon
['kænən]1) (a rule (especially of the church).) (kirkju)lög2) (a clergyman belonging to a cathedral.) kanúki; meðlimur í rómversk-kaþólskri prestareglu3) (a list of saints.) dÿrlingaskrá4) (a musical composition in which one part enters after another in imitation.) keðjusöngur5) (all the writings of an author that are accepted as genuine: the Shakespeare canon.)•- canonize
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6 caricature
['kærikətjuə](a drawing or imitation (of someone or something) which is so exaggerated as to appear ridiculous: Caricatures of politicians appear in the newspapers every day.) skopmynd -
7 moccasin
['mokəsin](a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it.) mokkasía -
8 spoof
[spu:f](a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous.) gáskafengin skopstæling
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