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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRedewendung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʁeːdəˌvɛndʊŋ/
"Im Deutschen gibt es viele interessante Redewendungen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
"To 'break a leg' is a common idiom used to wish performers good luck." - 2
A formor style of expression peculiar to a specific people, country, or group of writers.
"The novel captures the distinct regional idiom of the American South."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin idioma, meaning 'a peculiarity in language', stemming from the Ancient Greek idiōma 'peculiar phrasing', which originates from idios 'personal, private'. Over centuries, the term evolved to denote an established expression or phrase whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idiom" is said worldwide
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idiome
Transliteration: /i.djɔm/
"Cette phrase est un idiome difficile à traduire littéralement."
Redewendung
Transliteration: /ˈʁeːdəˌvɛndʊŋ/
"Im Deutschen gibt es viele interessante Redewendungen."
modo di dire
Transliteration: /ˈmo.do di ˈdi.re/
"Quello è un modo di dire molto comune in Italia."
modismo
Transliteration: /moˈdiz.mo/
"El significado de este modismo no es literal."
idiomato
Transliteration: /i.di.oˈma.tɐ/
Script: expressão idiomática
"Aprender expressões idiomáticas enriquece o vocabulário."
मुहावरा
Transliteration: muhavara
"यह वाक्य एक लोकप्रिय मुहावरा है।"
习语
Transliteration: xí yǔ
"这个英语习语很难从字面上去理解。"
관용구
Transliteration: gwanyonggu
"그 문장은 자주 쓰이는 관용구입니다."
慣用句
Transliteration: kanyōku
"外国語の慣用句を覚えるのは面白いです。"
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