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Pronunciation / Transliteration: malapropisme
"Le discours du comédien était rempli de malapropismes, comme dire 'allégorie' au lieu d''alligator'."
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The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an unintentionally amusing effect.
"The comedian's speech was full of malapropisms, such as saying 'allegory' instead of 'alligator'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'malapropism' originates from the French word 'mal à propos', meaning 'inappropriate'. It was popularized in the 18th century through the character Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play 'The Rivals', who frequently used incorrect words that sounded similar to the intended ones.
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malapropisme
Transliteration: malapropisme
"Le discours du comédien était rempli de malapropismes, comme dire 'allégorie' au lieu d''alligator'."
Malapropismus
Transliteration: Malapropismus
"Die Rede des Komikers war voller Malapropismen, wie zum Beispiel 'Allegorie' statt 'Alligator' zu sagen."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"Il discorso del comico era pieno di malapropismi, come dire 'allegoria' invece di 'alligatore'."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"El discurso del comediante estaba lleno de malapropismos, como decir 'alegoría' en lugar de 'caimán'."
malapropismo
Transliteration: malapropismo
"O discurso do comediante estava cheio de malapropismos, como dizer 'alegoria' em vez de 'jacaré'."
मलाप्रोपिज्म
Transliteration: malāpropijm
"हास्य कलाकार का भाषण मलाप्रोपिज्म से भरा था, जैसे 'एलिगेटर' की जगह 'एलेगोरी' कहना।"
词语误用
Transliteration: cíyǔ wùyòng
"这位喜剧演员的演讲充满了词语误用，比如把'鳄鱼'说成'寓言'。"
말라프로피즘
Transliteration: mallapeuropijeum
"코미디언의 연설은 '악어' 대신 '우화'라고 말하는 것과 같은 말라프로피즘으로 가득했다."
マラプロピズム
Transliteration: marapuropizumu
"コメディアンのスピーチは、「ワニ」の代わりに「寓話」と言うようなマラプロピズムでいっぱいだった。"
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