clone
To create a clone ofTo create a clone of.
» What do you know about cloning?
Что ты знаешь о клонировании?
Что вы знаете о клонировании?
Meaning
1 sensesTo create a clone of.
The scientists were able to clone a sheep.
We cloned the database to perform some testing.
klonen
клони́роватьklonírovatʹ
- make multiple identical copies of
Examples
65 sentencesWhat do you know about cloning?
ruЧто ты знаешь о клонировании? — marafon
I'd rather not eat the meat from an animal that was cloned.
ruЯ бы не хотел есть мясо клонированного животного. — Ooneykcall
deIch würde lieber kein Fleisch von einem geklonten Tier essen. — Manfredo
I'm not a clone.
ruЯ не клон. — marafon
deIch bin kein Klon. — Waldelfe
The animal was cloned.
Тварину було клоновано. — deniko
ruЖивотное было клонировано. — Wezel
Clones don't have feelings.
У клонів немає почуттів. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use froCoined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.
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Forms
clones, cloning, cloned, clonedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle