What does "calco" mean in English?

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Spanish

calco

English

copy

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Alternative translations of "calco"

tracing
facsimile
imitation
replica

Examples of how to use "calco" in Spanish

Spanish
Su estilo es un calco del de su maestro.
English
His style is a copy of his master's.
Spanish
Hice un calco del dibujo original.
English
I made a tracing of the original drawing.
Spanish
El calco ayuda a copiar letras difíciles.
English
Tracing helps to copy difficult letters.
Spanish
Detectaron un calco en la traducción.
English
They detected a forgery in the translation.
Spanish
La calca quedó mejor que mi intento.
English
The copy turned out better than my attempt.

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Su estilo es un calco del de su maestro.

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