reproduire

Reproduire is a French verb that means to produce again, to copy, or to reproduce. It is used in several senses depending on context, including biology, art and media, and information or data.

In biology, reproduire refers to the creation of offspring or the generation of new individuals, by sexual or asexual means. The term can also describe processes that lead to replication of biological material or organisms, always relating to producing a new instance of a living thing.

In the contexts of art, printing, photography, and digital media, reproduire means to make a copy or faithful replica of a work or document. This can involve printing reproductions of paintings, duplicating photographs, or rendering a digital file. In scientific or technical usage, reproduire can also mean to recreate a result or observation from given data or methods, emphasizing fidelity to the original.

Conjugation and forms: reproduire is a irregular -re verb. In the present tense it appears as je reproduis, tu reproduis, il reproduit, nous reproduisons, vous reproduisez, ils reproduisent. The past participle is reproduit, used with the auxiliary avoir (e.g., j’ai reproduit). The infinitive is reproduire, and the noun form related to the concept is la reproduction.

Étymology and related terms: reproductibilité and réproduction are related terms built from the same root, combining the idea of producing again with different grammatical endings. Reproduire shares semantic space with synonyms such as copier, dupliquer, répliquer, and répliquer, depending on nuance and context.