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colloquial

 
Dictionary: col·lo·qui·al   (kə-lō'kwē-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.
  2. Relating to conversation; conversational.

[From COLLOQUY.]

colloquial col·lo'qui·al n.
colloquially col·lo'qui·al·ly adv.
colloquialness col·lo'qui·al·ness n.

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adjective

    In the style of conversation: chatty, confabulatory, conversational, informal. See words.

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adj

Definition: particular, familiar to an area
Antonyms: correct, formal, standard, stilted


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having to do with common speech.

pronunciation Sometimes it's easier to understand colloquial speech.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som bruges i daglig tale

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende spreektaal

Français (French)
adj. - familier, (langue) parlé, de la conversation

Deutsch (German)
adj. - umgangssprachlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - της καθομιλουμένης, της καθημερινής γλώσσας

Italiano (Italian)
familiare, colloquiale, d'uso corrente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - coloquial, familiar

Русский (Russian)
разговорный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - coloquial, familiar

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vardags-, talspråks-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
白话的, 语体的, 口语的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 白話的, 語體的, 口語的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구어체의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 口語の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عامي, دارج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מדוברת (שפה, עגה), דיבורי, של שיחה‬


 
 
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