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1 imitar
v.1 to imitate, to copy.Ella imita a Ricardo She imitates Richard.Ella imita la obra de arte She copies the work of art.2 to mimic, to mime, to ape, to impersonate.El payaso imita a María The clown mimics Mary.3 to counterfeit, to fake.María imita la firma Mary counterfeits the signature.* * ** * *verbto imitate, copy* * *VT1) (=emular) to imitate2) (=por diversión) to imitate, mimic¡deja ya de imitarme! — stop imitating o mimicking me!
sabe imitar muy bien mi firma — he can imitate o copy my signature really well
3) (=parecerse a)* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> ( copiar) to copy, imitate; ( para reírse) to do an impression of, mimicse sentó y todos lo imitaron — he sat down and everyone followed suit
b) <voz/gesto/estilo> to imitate; ( para reírse) to imitate, mimicc) ( tener el aspecto de) to simulate* * *= parallel, simulate, mimic, emulate, imitate, shadow, impersonate, take after, take + a lead from.Ex. It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.Ex. Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.Ex. These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.Ex. You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.Ex. Libraries in developing countries must not necessarily attempt to imitate those of the developed nations but be based upon the social and cultural context in which they are set.Ex. This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.Ex. According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.Ex. Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.Ex. Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.----* ejemplo a imitar = role model.* imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* imitar a = take + a clue from.* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.* * *verbo transitivoa) < persona> ( copiar) to copy, imitate; ( para reírse) to do an impression of, mimicse sentó y todos lo imitaron — he sat down and everyone followed suit
b) <voz/gesto/estilo> to imitate; ( para reírse) to imitate, mimicc) ( tener el aspecto de) to simulate* * *= parallel, simulate, mimic, emulate, imitate, shadow, impersonate, take after, take + a lead from.Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.Ex: Libraries in developing countries must not necessarily attempt to imitate those of the developed nations but be based upon the social and cultural context in which they are set.Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.Ex: According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.Ex: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.Ex: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.* ejemplo a imitar = role model.* imitando a lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].* imitar a = take + a clue from.* modelo a imitar = role modelling, role model.* * *imitar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› (copiar) to copy, imitate; (para reírse) to do an impression of, mimic, take off ( BrE colloq)se sentó y todos lo imitaron he sat down and everyone followed suit¿la has visto imitar a la profesora? have you seen her doing her impression of the teacher o taking the teacher off?te imita el acento a la perfección he imitates your accent perfectlyhabía imitado la firma de su padre she had forged her father's signature3 (tener el aspecto de) to simulateun revestimiento de plástico imitando azulejos a tile-effect plastic covering* * *
imitar ( conjugate imitar) verbo transitivo
( para hacer reir) to do an impression of, mimic;
( para hacer reír) to imitate, mimic
imitar verbo transitivo to imitate: imita a Elvis en su forma de vestir, he dresses like Elvis
(parodiar) to mimic: el humorista imitaba a un político famoso, the comedian impersonated a famous politician
' imitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcar
- copiar
- emular
- mondarse
English:
ape
- caricature
- imitate
- impersonate
- mime
- mimic
- take off
* * *imitar vt1. [copiar] to imitate, to copy;intentaron imitar mi firma they tried to forge my signature;se marchó del bar y nosotros la imitamos she left the bar and we followed suit2. [producto, material] to simulate;un material que imita al cuero a material which looks like leather3. [a personajes famosos] to do an impression of, to impersonate;* * *v/t imitate* * *imitar vt1) : to imitate, to copy2) : to mimic, to impersonate* * *imitar vb
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