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Gallicism

 
Dictionary: Gal·li·cism   (găl'ĭ-sĭz'əm) pronunciation
n.
  1. A French phrase or idiom appearing in another language.
  2. A characteristic French trait.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a word or phrase borrowed from French


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A Gallicism can be:

In speaking or writing English, a Gallicism often results from a direct translation from French, giving an unidiomatic expression. False friends often provide occasions for Gallicisms: For example, using the verb to assist to mean to be present at (as in the French assister à) is a Gallicism.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gallicisme

Nederlands (Dutch)
gallicisme

Français (French)
n. - gallicisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gallizismus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γαλλισμός, γαλλικός ιδιωματισμός

Italiano (Italian)
francesismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - galicismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
галлицизм

Español (Spanish)
n. - galicismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gallicism

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
他种语言中出现的法国词语, 典型的法国习惯

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 他種語言中出現的法國詞語, 典型的法國習慣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 프랑스 어법, 프랑스인의 특징[기질]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フランス語法, フランス語

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصطلح أو تعبير فرنسي وارد في لغه أخرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביטוי צרפתי, במיוחד כזה שנקלט בשפה אחרת‬


 
 
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