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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMasche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mah-shuh
"Er hielt seine übliche Verkaufsmasche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lengthy, often rehearsed speech or argument designed to persuade or influence someone.
"He gave us his usual sales spiel about why we needed to upgrade our software."
- 1
To speak at length in a fluent, glib, or persuasive manner.
"The representative spent an hour spielding about the benefits of the new investment plan."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from German Spiel, meaning 'play' or 'game', originating from Middle High German spil and Old High German spil. It entered English in the late 19th century, initially used in American English theatrical and sales slang to denote a standard speech or patter.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spiel" is said worldwide
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discours
Transliteration: dis-kurs
"Il m'a fait tout son discours de vente."
Masche
Transliteration: mah-shuh
"Er hielt seine übliche Verkaufsmasche."
soliloquio
Transliteration: so-li-lo-kwo
"Ha recitato il suo solito discorso commerciale."
rollo
Transliteration: roy-yo
"Nos soltó su típico rollo para vendernos el coche."
lero-lero
Transliteration: le-ro le-ro
"Ele veio com aquele papo furado de sempre."
भाषण
Transliteration: bhashan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपना पुराना बिक्री भाषण देना शुरू कर दिया।"
长篇大论
Transliteration: cháng piān dà lùn
Script: 中文汉字
"他又开始长篇大论地推销他的产品了。"
장황한 설명
Transliteration: jang-hwang-han seol-myeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 늘 하던 뻔한 판매 설명을 늘어놓았다."
口上
Transliteration: kōjō
Script: 日本語
"彼はいつもの決まり文句のセールストークを始めた。"
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