copying

[ˈkɒpiɪŋ]

noun/verb (gerund/present participle)

cópia; copiando

1. The act of making a duplicate or reproduction of something

Copying the document took only a few minutes.

Copiar o documento levou apenas alguns minutos.

2. The act of imitating or mimicking someone's behavior, style, or work

The teacher caught him copying from another student's test.

A professora o pegou copiando da prova de outro aluno.

3. Reproducing content without permission or attribution (plagiarism)

Copying someone's creative work is illegal.

Copiar o trabalho criativo de alguém é ilegal.

NYC Slang

jacking; biting (informal - when referring to copying someone's style or ideas)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cópia; copiando

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

xerox (informal)

Often used colloquially for making photocopies

Portugal

cópia; a copiar

Standard European Portuguese usage

copying and pasting

copying cat (copycat)

caught red-handed copying

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