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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfotocopiatrice
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fo.to.ko.paˈtʃi.tre
"Devo fare delle copie con la fotocopiatrice."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A machine used for making paper copies of documents and other visual images rapidly.
"Please make five copies of this report using the office copier." - 2
A person who copies things, such as an artist reproducing a painting or a scribe.
"The museum hired a skilled copier to recreate the 17th-century masterpiece."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'copyen' (to copy, transcribe), originating from Old French 'copier', which stems from the Late Latin 'copia' meaning 'abundance' or 'transcript'. The suffix '-er' was added to denote the agent performing the action of copying, evolving into the modern term for both the person and the office machine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Copier" is said worldwide
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copieur
Transliteration: kɔp.jœʁ
"Le copieur est en panne ce matin."
Kopierer
Transliteration: koˈpiːʁɐ
"Der Kopierer im Büro funktioniert wieder."
fotocopiatrice
Transliteration: fo.to.ko.paˈtʃi.tre
"Devo fare delle copie con la fotocopiatrice."
copiadora
Transliteration: ko.pjaˈdo.ɾa
"La copiadora necesita más papel."
copiadora
Transliteration: ku.pi.aˈdo.ɾɐ
"A copiadora está no corredor principal."
फोटोकॉपी मशीन
Transliteration: photocopy mashin
"दफ्तर की फोटोकॉपी मशीन खराब है।"
复印机
Transliteration: fù yìn jī
"请把文件放在复印机上。"
복사기
Transliteration: boksagi
"사무실 복사기가 고장 났습니다."
コピー機
Transliteration: kopī-ki
"書類をコピー機で印刷してください。"
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