Duplicado (en. Duplicate)

/dupliˈkaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Copy of a document or record.
The bank requires a duplicate of the application.
El banco exige un duplicado de la solicitud.
Duplicate of an object or file.
We need a duplicate of the key.
Necesitamos un duplicado de la llave.
Reproduction of a file or document.
I made a duplicate of all the important files.
Hice un duplicado de todos los archivos importantes.

Etymology

From Latin 'duplicatus', meaning 'duplicated' or 'folded'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

backup duplicate
Copy made to protect vital information.
duplicado de seguridad
to make a duplicate
To make a copy of something important.
hacer un duplicado
in duplicate
Refers to the existence of two identical copies.
en duplicado

Related Words

duplicate
To increase the number of an object to two.
duplicar
duplicity
The quality of being double or having two parts.
duplicidad

Slang Meanings

Informal or unofficial copy.
I'm going to make a duplicate of that document, but don't tell anyone.
Voy a hacer un duplicado de ese documento, pero no se lo digas a nadie.
Poorly made duplicate.
That duplicate is full of mistakes.
Ese duplicado está lleno de errores.