reproduce
gb/ɹˌipɹədˈus/ us/ɹˌipɹədˈus/
B2
English
~ 9900
lemásol, másol, duplikál, megismétel, másolatot készít, reprodukál, szaporodik
VERB
B2
1
Usage pattern:
to reproduce [something]
The printer can reproduce high-quality color images in just a few seconds.
A nyomtató néhány másodperc alatt kiváló minőségű színes képeket tud másolni.
Without permission, you are not allowed to reproduce this article online.
Engedély nélkül nem szabad ezt a cikket az interneten sokszorosítani.
Modern speakers can accurately reproduce very deep bass sounds.
The museum shop sells posters that faithfully reproduce the original painting.
The file was damaged and could not be reproduced from the backup.
Learner examples
This machine can reproduce the pages very quickly.
Ez a gép nagyon gyorsan tudja másolni az oldalakat.
The magazine reproduced the photo on its front cover.
A magazin a címlapján újraközölte a fényképet.
The CD player reproduces the music clearly.
You must not reproduce this text without asking the writer.
The camera reproduces colors very well.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use "reproduce" when they only need the simple verb "produce" (e.g. saying "The factory reproduces cars" instead of "The factory produces cars"). Use "reproduce" when there is an original thing and you make an exact or close copy of it.
Meaning
make an exact copy of something
Collocations
reproduce a document
|reproduce a photograph
|reproduce a sound
|reproduce text
|reproduce accurately
|cannot be reproduced
Synonyms
copy (The most general word; often sounds more everyday and less formal than "reproduce".)
|
duplicate (Stresses making a second, identical copy; often used in technical or office settings.)
Antonyms
destroy (If you destroy something, you remove or break it so it cannot be reproduced or used again, which is the opposite of copying it.)
Themes
technology
|media
|work
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make the same document, picture, sound, or text again as a copy.
To produce an exact or very close copy of something, such as a document, picture, sound, or piece of text.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
2
szaporodik
B1
Usage pattern:
[animals/plants/people] reproduce [sexually/asexually]
These insects reproduce so quickly that their numbers can double in a week.
Ezek a rovarok olyan gyorsan szaporodnak, hogy a számuk egy hét alatt megduplázódhat.
Many fish reproduce by laying thousands of eggs at one time.
Sok halfaj úgy szaporodik, hogy egyszerre több ezer ikrát rak.
The panda has difficulty reproducing in captivity, which makes conservation challenging.
Most flowering plants reproduce sexually using pollen and seeds.
If a species cannot adapt and reproduce, it may eventually become extinct.
Learner examples
Rabbits reproduce very fast.
A nyulak nagyon gyorsan szaporodnak.
Most plants reproduce by seeds.
A legtöbb növény maggal szaporodik.
Humans reproduce when a man and a woman have a baby.
Some small animals reproduce many times each year.
If animals cannot reproduce, their group becomes smaller.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "reproduce" with "grow" or "develop". "Reproduce" is about making new individuals (babies, seeds, new organisms), not just getting bigger or older.
Meaning
produce offspring; have babies
Collocations
reproduce sexually
|reproduce asexually
|ability to reproduce
|reproduce rapidly
|reproduce in captivity
|fail to reproduce
Synonyms
breed (Commonly used about animals, especially when humans control how they reproduce.)
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procreate (A formal word, often used about humans, meaning to have children.)
Antonyms
die out (If a species dies out, it no longer reproduces and disappears completely, which is the opposite of continuing to reproduce.)
Themes
biology
|nature
|family
|science
|core_vocabulary
Definition
When animals, plants, or people make new living things of the same kind (have babies or new plants grow).
(Of a living organism) to produce offspring of the same species, such as when animals, plants, or people have babies or new individuals grow.
VERB
C1
3
reprodukál
C1
megismétel
B2
Usage pattern:
to reproduce [results/effect/conditions/behavior]
The study was criticized because other scientists could not reproduce its results.
A tanulmányt azért bírálták, mert más tudósok nem tudták reprodukálni az eredményeit.
We tried to reproduce the conditions of the original test in our own lab.
Megpróbáltuk a saját laborunkban reprodukálni az eredeti teszt körülményeit.
The team was able to reproduce the same error on a different computer.
Magicians often make it hard for others to reproduce their tricks.
Once you know the recipe, you can easily reproduce the dish at home.
Learner examples
Other scientists must reproduce the results of the study.
Más tudósoknak is reprodukálniuk kell a tanulmány eredményeit.
We tried to reproduce the test in our school lab.
Megpróbáltuk megismételni a tesztet az iskolai laborban.
He wants to reproduce the same success in a new project.
They could not reproduce the problem on another phone.
She hopes to reproduce this good result next year.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes use only "repeat" in scientific or technical contexts where English speakers prefer "reproduce" or "replicate" to show that the result is the same, not just that the action is done again.
Meaning
produce the same result again
Collocations
reproduce the results
|reproduce the findings
|reproduce the conditions
|unable to reproduce
|reliably reproduce
|reproduce the experiment
Synonyms
replicate (Often used in science to mean to repeat an experiment or result exactly and get the same outcome.)
|
repeat (A more general term for doing something again; it does not always suggest that the result is exactly the same.)
Antonyms
fail to reproduce (Describes the situation where the same result or effect does not happen again, which is the opposite of successfully reproducing it.)
Themes
science
|work
|technology
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make the same result or effect happen again, like when you do an experiment or performance a second time and it is the same as before.
To cause the same result, effect, behavior, or conditions to happen again, especially in experiments, tests, or performances.
Grammar
Dictionary form
reproduce
IPA
GB/ɹˌipɹədˈus/
US/ɹˌipɹədˈus/
Syllables & stress
re - pro - duce (3 syllables)
Stress on 3rd syllable (duce)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: reproduce
- 3rd Person Singular: reproduces
- Present Participle: reproducing
- Past: reproduced
Word family
Forms
reproduces
verb
reproducing
verb
reproduced
verb
Core family
Related words
reproducibility
noun C1
reproductively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
irreproducible
adjective
Expressions
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