Idiom
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English
Pronunciation
- AHD: ĭd'ē-əm
- IPA: /ˈɪdɪəm/
- SAMPA: /"IdI@m/
Noun
- A phrase that cannot be fully understood from the separate meanings of the individual words which form it, but instead needs to be learned as a whole unit of meaning.
- (e.g. get along)
- A manner of speaking, a way of expressing one's self
Translations
- Dutch: idioom n
- Esperanto: idiotismo
- French: locution f, expression f
- German: Idiom n, Redewendung f
- Interlingua: idiotismo, expression; idioma
- Korean: 숙어 熟語 (suk-eo)
- Polish: idiom
- Portuguese: idiotismo, idiomatismo, expressão; idioma
- Romanica: idiotismo m, expression f; idioma f
- Russian: идиома f, идиоматический оборот m, идиоматическое выражение n
- Spanish: frase hecha
- Swedish: idiom
Related terms
- idiomatic
German
Noun
Idiom n
- idiom