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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgängige Sprache
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɡɛŋɪɡə ˈʃpraːxə/
"In der gängigen Sprache nennt man das einfach Grippe."
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The ordinary language used by ordinary people, as distinct from specialized, technical, or legal terminology.
"In common parlance, the disease is simply referred to as the flu."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'common', stemming from Old French 'comun' and Latin 'communis' (shared by all), combined with 'parlance', from Old French 'parler' (to speak). It emerged in early modern English legal and administrative contexts to denote ordinary, non-technical language understood by the general public.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Common parlance" is said worldwide
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langage courant
Transliteration: /lɑ̃.ɡaʒ ku.ʁɑ̃/
"En langage courant, on appelle cela un rhume."
gängige Sprache
Transliteration: /ˈɡɛŋɪɡə ˈʃpraːxə/
"In der gängigen Sprache nennt man das einfach Grippe."
linguaggio comune
Transliteration: /linˈɡwaddʒo koˈmune/
"Nel linguaggio comune viene chiamato semplicemente influenza."
lenguaje común
Transliteration: /leŋˈxwaðe koˈmun/
"En el lenguaje común se le llama simplemente gripe."
linguagem corrente
Transliteration: /lĩˈɡwɐʒẽj̃ koˈʁẽ.tʃi/
"Na linguagem corrente, chama-se a isto gripe."
बोलचाल की भाषा
Transliteration: bolchal ki bhasha
"बोलचाल की भाषा में इसे आम बोलचाल कहा जाता है।"
通俗用语
Transliteration: tōngsú yòngyǔ
"在通俗用语中，这通常被称为流感。"
일상 용어
Transliteration: ilsang yong-eo
"일상 용어로는 그것을 감기라고 부릅니다."
一般用語
Transliteration: ippan yōgo
"一般用語では、それは単にインフルエンザと呼ばれます。"
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