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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries모방하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mobanghada
"예술가들은 자연의 아름다움을 모방하려고 합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take or follow as a model; to mimic or copy someone's actions, speech, or behavior.
"Young children often try to imitate the way their parents speak." - 2
To make a replica or facsimile of something; to resemble closely.
"The synthetic material is designed to imitate the texture of genuine leather."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb imitari, meaning to copy, represent, or mimic. Entering English in the 16th century, it expanded from artistic representation to general behavioral copying and simulation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Imitate" is said worldwide
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imiter
Transliteration: i.mi.te
"Les enfants aiment imiter les adultes."
imitieren
Transliteration: i.miˈtiː.ʁən
"Er kann den Gesang von Vögeln perfekt imitieren."
imitare
Transliteration: i.miˈta.re
"Cerca di non imitare le sue cattive abitudini."
imitar
Transliteration: i.miˈtaɾ
"El loro puede imitar la voz humana."
imitar
Transliteration: i.miˈtaɾ
"Os artistas tentam imitar a beleza da natureza."
नकल करना
Transliteration: nakal karnā
"बच्चे अक्सर अपने बड़ों की नकल करते हैं।"
模仿
Transliteration: mófǎng
"这台机器可以模仿人类的声音。"
모방하다
Transliteration: mobanghada
"예술가들은 자연의 아름다움을 모방하려고 합니다."
真似する
Transliteration: mane suru
"彼は有名歌手の声真似をするのが得意だ。"
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