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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLookalike
/ˈlʊk.əˌlaɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person or thing that closely resembles another.
"He entered a celebrity lookalike contest and won first place."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'look like' combined with the suffix '-alike', dating back to the late 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lookalike" is said worldwide
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sosie
Transliteration: sosie
"Il est le sosie officiel du chanteur."
Doppelgänger
Transliteration: Doppelgaenger
"Der Schauspieler hatte einen Doppelgänger für gefährliche Szenen."
sosia
Transliteration: sosia
"Sembra il sosia di un attore famoso."
sias
Transliteration: sosias
Script: sosías
"Encontraron a un perfecto sosías del presidente en la calle."
sósia
Transliteration: sosia
"Ele é o sósia do jogador de futebol mais famoso do país."
हमशक्ल
Transliteration: hamshakl
"वह बॉलीवुड के एक प्रसिद्ध अभिनेता का हमशक्ल है।"
相貌相似者
Transliteration: xiàng mào xiāng sì zhě
"他在比赛中模仿了一位着名明星的相貌相似者。"
도플갱어
Transliteration: dopulgaeng-eo
"그는 유명 연예인의 도플갱어로 유명해졌다."
そっくりさん
Transliteration: sokkuri san
"テレビ番組で有名人のそっくりさんが集まった。"
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