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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescoloquialismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: coloquialismo
"O autor usou um coloquialismo para dar naturalidade ao diálogo."
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A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
"His speech was full of regional colloquialisms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'colloquium' (conversation), via 'colloquial' + suffix '-ism'. First used in the early 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Colloquialism" is said worldwide
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familiarisme
Transliteration: familiarisme
"Cette expression est un familiarisme très courant."
Umgangssprache
Transliteration: Umgangssprache
"Das Wort ist eher Umgangssprache als gehobenes Deutsch."
colloquialismo
Transliteration: colloquialismo
"Il testo contiene diversi colloquialismi tipici della zona."
coloquialismo
Transliteration: coloquialismo
"Usar ese término en un ensayo formal se considera un coloquialismo."
coloquialismo
Transliteration: coloquialismo
"O autor usou um coloquialismo para dar naturalidade ao diálogo."
बोलचाल का शब्द
Transliteration: bolchaal ka shabd
"यह वाक्यांश एक बोलचाल का शब्द है।"
俗语
Transliteration: súyǔ
"这篇文章中包含了很多地方俗语。"
구어체 표현
Transliteration: gu-eoche pyohyeon
"그 소설에는 많은 구어체 표현이 사용되었습니다."
口語表現
Transliteration: kougo hyougen
"そのフレーズは英語の典型的な口語表現です。"
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