clone

BrE /kləʊn/ AmE /kloʊn/

noun / verb en → es

1 SCIENCE [noun] C1

a copy of a living thing that has the same genes as another living thing, especially one produced by scientific methods

clon, copia genética

Collocations clone a sheep

  • Scientists have created a clone of Dolly the sheep.

    Los científicos han creado un clon de la oveja Dolly.

2 COPY [noun] B2

a copy or imitation of something, especially a person or product

copia, réplica

Collocations clone a website

  • This is just a clone of the original product.

    Esto es solo una copia del producto original.

3 CREATE [transitive] C1

to make an exact copy or imitation of something, especially by scientific methods

clonar, reproducir genéticamente

  • clone somebody/something
  • They are trying to clone the endangered species.

    Están intentando clonar la especie en peligro de extinción.

4 COPY [transitive] B2

to copy or imitate something, especially a person or product

copiar, imitar

  • clone somebody/something
  • The company clones its competitors' products.

    La empresa copia los productos de sus competidores.