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look-a·like

also look·a·like (lo͝ok′ə-līk′)
n.
One that closely resembles another; a double.
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lookalike

(ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk)
n
a. a person, esp a celebrity, or thing that is the double of another
b. (as modifier): a lookalike Minister; a lookalike newspaper.
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lookalike

noun double, twin, clone, replica, spit (informal, chiefly Brit.), ringer (slang), spitting image (informal), dead ringer (slang), living image, exact match, spit and image (informal) a Marilyn Monroe lookalike
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Translations
dvojník

lookalike

[ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk] Ndoble mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lookalike

look-alike [ˈlʊkəlaɪk] nsosie m
a Marilyn Monroe look-alike → un sosie de Marilyn Monroe
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lookalike

[ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk] nsosia m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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