copia

copy

noun KOH-pyah Less Common

Also means

duplicate

Usage Note

Copia covers a physical copy (una copia del contrato), a digital copy (copia de seguridad = backup), and a handwritten reproduction (copia a mano). In academic contexts, hacer una copia on an exam means to cheat — the verb is copiar. The phrase copia en limpio means a fair copy (final, clean version of a draft).

Examples

"Guarda una copia del documento en la nube."

Natural Translation

Save a copy of the document in the cloud.

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