colloquial

colloquial

not formal or literary; belonging to or typical of ordinary or familiar language

Not to be confused with:

colloquium – an academic conference or seminar

colloquy – the act of conversing; a conversation

col·lo·qui·al

 (kə-lō′kwē-əl)

adj.

1. Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal.

2. Relating to conversation; conversational.

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col·lo′qui·al n.

col·lo′qui·al·ly adv.

col·lo′qui·al·ness n.

colloquial

(kəˈləʊkwɪəl)

adj

1. (Linguistics) of or relating to conversation

2. (Linguistics) denoting or characterized by informal or conversational idiom or vocabulary. Compare informal

colˈloquially adv

colˈloquialness n

col•lo•qui•al

(kəˈloʊ kwi əl)

adj.

1. characteristic of or suitable to ordinary or familiar conversation or writing rather than formal speech or writing; informal.

2. involving or using conversation.

[1745–55; colloquy + -al¹]

col•lo′qui•al•ly, adv.

col•lo′qui•al•ness, col•lo`qui•al′i•ty, n.

syn: colloquial, conversational, informal refer to types of speech or to usages that are not on a formal level. colloquial is often mistakenly used with a connotation of disapproval, as if it meant “vulgar” or “bad” or “incorrect” usage, whereas it merely describes a casual or familiar style used in speaking and writing: colloquial expressions. conversational refers to a style used in the oral exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.: The newsletter was written in an easy conversational style. informal means without formality, without strict attention to set forms, unceremonious; it describes the ordinary, everyday language of cultivated speakers: informal English.

colloquial

Used to describe words or expressions that are found in everyday speech.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

colloquial - characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" conversational informal - used of spoken and written language

colloquial

adjective informal, familiar, everyday, vernacular, conversational, demotic, idiomatic He converses in colloquial Japanese as easily as in English.

colloquial

adjective

In the style of conversation:

chatty, confabulatory, conversational, informal.

Translations

عامّي، دارِج

hovorový

daglidags-dagligdagshverdags-kollokvialtalesprogs-

umgangssprachlich

familier

kötetlen társalgási nyelvi

talmáls-

colloquiale

paprastai sakantšnekamosios kalbõsšnekamosios kalbos žodis/posakis

sarunu-

dagligdagshverdags-talemåls-

konuşma diline ait

口语的

colloquial

[kəˈləʊkwɪəl] ADJ → coloquial, familiar

colloquial

[kəˈləʊkwiəl] adj [language, speech] → familier/ière; [term, sense] → familier/ière; [English] → parlé(e)

colloquial

adj → umgangssprachlich

colloquial

[kəˈləʊkwɪəl] adj (word, phrase) → familiare; (style) → colloquiale

colloquial

(kəˈləukwiəl) adjective

of or used in everyday informal, especially spoken, language. a colloquial expression. alledaags عامّي، دارِج разговорен coloquial hovorový umgangssprachlich dagligdags; daglidags-; hverdags-; talesprogs-; kollokvial καθημερινός, της καθομιλουμένης coloquial kõnekeelne محاوره ای؛ غیر رسمی puhekielinen familier דִיבּוִּרי प्रचलित svojstven razgovornom jeziku, kolokvijalan kötetlen társalgási nyelvi bahasa percakapan, bahasa sehari-hari talmáls- colloquiale 口語の 구어의 šnekamosios kalbos sarunu- (par valodu, vārdu, izteicienu) percakapan gemeenzaamdagligdags, hverdags-, talemåls-potoczny په عا ميانه ژبه خبظى، عادى او غير رسمى خبرى coloquial colocvial, familiar разговорный hovorový pogovoren kolokvijalni talspråklig, talspråks-, vardaglig ไม่เป็นทางการ konuşma diline ait 口語的，通俗語的 розмовний, нелітературний روز مرہ بول چال کا، عامیانہ thông tục 口语的

colˈloquially adverb

omgangstaal بِصورَةٍ عامِّيَّه أو دارِجَه разговорно coloquialmente hovorově umgangssprachlich i daglig tale; i hverdagssproget; kollokvialt κοινά, στην καθομιλουμένη coloquialmente kõnekeelselt بطور عامیانه puhekielisesti familièrement בִּשפַת הַדִבּוּר बोलचाल की भाषा की तरह kolokvijalan köznyelven secara tak resmi í talmáli in modo colloquiale 口語で 구어로 paprastai sakant sarunvalodā dengan percakapan gemeenzaami dagligtalen potocznie د عامیانه توګه coloquialmente (în mod) familiar разговорно hovorovo pogovorno kolokvijalno vardagligt, i dagligt tal อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ konuşma dilinde 口語地 нелітературно روزمرہ کی بول چال کے طریقے سے một cáh thông tục 口语地

colˈloquialism noun

an expression used in colloquial language. spreektaaluitdrukking كَلِمَةٌ عامِّيَّه أو تَعْبيرٌ عامِّي разговорен израз coloquialismo hovorový výraz umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck hverdagsudtryk; dagligdags ord; kollokvialisme έκφραση της καθομιλουμένης expresión coloquial kõnekeelne väljend کاربرد عامیانه puhekielinen ilmaisu expression familière בִּיטוּי דִבּוּרִי बोलचाल की शैली या ढंग riječ iz razgovornog jezika kötetlen nyelvi kifejezés ucapan sehari-hari talmál espressione colloquiale 口語的表現 구어적 표현, 구어체 šnekamosios kalbos žodis/posakis sarunvalodas vārds, izteiciens ucapan sehari-hari alledaagse uitdrukking hverdagsuttrykk, talemålsuttrykk wyrażenie potoczne کاربرد coloquialismo expresie colocvială разговорное выражение hovorový výraz pogovorna oblika kolokvijalizam talspråksuttryck คำหรือวลีที่ใช้ในการพูดที่ไม่เป็นทางการ konuşma dilinde kullanılan sözcük/deyim 口語說法 розмовний вислів, розмовний стиль روزمرہ کا استعمال từ hoặc cụm từ thông tục 口语说法