mimic
A person who practices mimicryA person who practices mimicry; especially: A mime.
» 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
5 sensesA person who practices mimicry; especially:
A mime.
A comic who does impressions.
Nachahmer
мимmim, имита́торimitátor
An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
An imitation.
A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.
- someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
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
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Origin
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.
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Forms
plural: mimicsSynonyms
2 synonyms- someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress):mimicker