copiar texto
/kopjaɾ teɡsto/from spelling rules
To copy text in Spanish is copiar texto.
The phrase is used to describe the action of duplicating written content from one place to another using a computer or a device. Copiar el texto can be used in any formal setting.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Colombia and Argentina, Realizar una reproducción del texto is used to mean make a reproduction of the text. In Spain and certain Latin American countries, the phrase Sacar una fotocopia del texto is used to mean make a photocopy of the text.
How does it change in a sentence?
In a complete sentence, Spanish speakers almost always include the definite article el before texto, resulting in the phrase copiar el texto.
How do you pronounce it?
/kopjaɾ teɡsto/
Did you know?
- The word texto shares its origins with the English word 'textile', as both descend from the Latin 'textus', meaning 'woven'.
- In Spanish, the verb copiar is the standard way to say a student is cheating on an exam by looking at another person's work.
- While English speakers 'make' a photocopy, Spanish speakers often use the verb sacar, which literally means 'to take out' or 'to extract'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, copie el textoPlease copy the text.
- Sería tan amable de copiar el textoWould you be so kind as to copy the text?
- Le agradecería si pudiera copiar el textoI would appreciate it if you could copy the text.
- Podría usted realizar una copia del textoCould you make a copy of the text?
- Copia el textoCopy the text.
- ¿Puedes copiar el texto?Can you copy the text?
- Cópiale el textoCopy the text for him/her.
- Haz una copia del textoMake a copy of the text.
- Copia el texto y pégalo en el documento.Copy the text and paste it into the document.
- No puedo copiar texto de esta página web.I cannot copy text from this website.
- ¿Cómo puedo copiar texto en mi celular?How can I copy text on my cell phone?
Example conversation
Two students are working on a computer project.
- LucíaAlejandro, ¿cómo puedo copiar texto del libro digital?Alejandro, how can I copy text from the digital book?
- AlejandroSolo selecciona las palabras y usa el mouse.Just select the words and use the mouse.
- LucíaYa sé, pero no puedo copiar texto ahora.I know, but I can't copy text right now.
- AlejandroEs porque el archivo está protegido, Lucía.It's because the file is protected, Lucia.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries copiar, texto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
