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to imitate
01
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to copy someone's behavior or appearance accurately
Transitive: to imitate a behavior or mannerism
Exemplos
Children often imitate their parents' mannerisms and speech patterns.
As crianças muitas vezes imitam os maneirismos e padrões de fala dos pais.
She can imitate various accents with remarkable accuracy.
Ela pode imitar vários sotaques com uma precisão notável.
02
imitar, copiar
to look or act in a way that is similar to something or someone else
Transitive: to imitate sth
Exemplos
The cake 's frosting was designed to imitate marble with its swirling gray patterns.
A cobertura do bolo foi projetada para imitar mármore com seus padrões cinza em espiral.
The robot is programmed to imitate human gestures and expressions.
O robô está programado para imitar gestos e expressões humanas.
03
imitar, copiar
to copy or mimic the style, technique, or subject matter of another artist or artwork
Transitive: to imitate an artistic technique or style
Exemplos
The student imitated the brushstrokes of Van Gogh to learn his painting technique.
O aluno imitou as pinceladas de Van Gogh para aprender sua técnica de pintura.
His latest piece imitates the bold colors and geometric patterns of Cubism.
Sua última peça imita as cores ousadas e os padrões geométricos do Cubismo.
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