mimic
Pertaining to mimicryPertaining to mimicry; imitative.
» A parrot can mimic a person's voice.
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachmachen. — raggione
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme imitieren. — raggione
Papageien können menschliche Stimmen nachahmen. — Yorwba
Ein Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachahmen. — Adelpa
Попугаи могут имитировать человеческий голос. — sharptoothed
Dejo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(not comparable)Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
(not comparable)Mock, pretended.
(not comparable)Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
- constituting an imitation
Examples
19 sentencesA parrot can mimic a person's voice.
ruПопугаи могут имитировать человеческий голос. — sharptoothed
deEin Papagei kann die menschliche Stimme nachmachen. — raggione
They say windogos can mimic voices.
The xenomorphs evolved to mimic humans.
The alien was trying to mimic a human being.
He began to mimic the speech and gait of persons in the street.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμοςFrom Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source