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idiomatic

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id·i·o·mat·ic  (d--mtk)
adj.
1.
a. Peculiar to or characteristic of a given language.
b. Characterized by proficient use of idiomatic expressions: a foreigner who speaks idiomatic English.
2. Resembling or having the nature of an idiom.
3. Using many idioms.
4. Peculiar to or characteristic of the style or manner of a particular group or people.
idi·o·mati·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.idiomatic - of or relating to or conforming to idiom; "idiomatic English"
idiomatical
idiomatic
adjective vernacular, native, everyday, conversational, dialectal She soon acquired a remarkable command of idiomatic English.
Translations
idiomatic [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk] ADJ → idiomático
idiomatic [ˌɪdiəˈmætɪk] adj [language] → idiomatique
idiomatic
adj → idiomatisch; to speak idiomatic German → idiomatisch richtiges Deutsch sprechen; an idiomatic expression → eine Redensart, eine idiomatische Redewendung
idiomatic [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk] adj → idiomatico/a
idiomatic [ˌɪdɪəˈmætɪk] adj → idiomatico/a


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Saintsbury's book--a writer who has dealt with all the perturbing influences of our century in a manner as classical, as idiomatic, as easy and elegant, as Steele's:
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
Levin saw proofs of this in his dress, in the old-fashioned threadbare coat, obviously not his everyday attire, in his shrewd deep-set eyes, in his idiomatic, fluent Russian, in the imperious tone that had become habitual from long use, and in the resolute gestures of his large, red, sunburnt hands, with an old betrothal ring on the little finger.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
At once, with contemptuous perversity, Mr Vladimir changed the language, and began to speak idiomatic English without the slightest trace of a foreign accent.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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