émule

Noun

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) emulator, imitator (person that emulates or strives to do so)
2. (by-personal-gender, dated, feminine, masculine) rival (competitor with the same goal as another)
3. (by-personal-gender, dated, feminine, masculine) peer, equal (somebody who is at a level equal (to that of something else) in a given occupation, field, etc.)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of émuler:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of émuler:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.myl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: aemulus

In summary

Borrowed from Latin aemulus.

Concepts

emulator

imitator

ape

🐒

copycat

rival

aper

Synonyms

émulateur

émulation

singe

🐒

imitateur

Translations

emulatore

imitatore

imitator

macaquice

emulador

naśladowca

imitador

Nachäffer

Emulator

emulador

εξομοιωτής

copione

Nachäfferin

emulo

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