clonar

Senses

1. 1.

   to clone

   to create a genetic copy of an organism

2. 2.

   to clone

   to duplicate or copy something (technology, software, etc.)

3. 3.

   to copy, to replicate

   to imitate or reproduce something closely

Examples

• "Cientistas conseguiram clonar a ovelha Dolly em 1996."

  Scientists managed to clone Dolly the sheep in 1996.

• "É possível clonar um cartão de crédito com equipamentos especiais."

  It's possible to clone a credit card with special equipment.

• "Vou clonar o disco rígido antes de formatar o computador."

  I'm going to clone the hard drive before formatting the computer.

Usage

Regular -ar verb. Common in both scientific contexts (genetics) and technology (duplicating devices, software, data). The noun form is "clone" (o clone). In informal speech, sometimes used to mean copying someone's style or behavior.