idiom
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or…A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
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» Here are some idioms.
Вот несколько идиом. — Olya
Ось кілька ідіом. — deniko
Olya · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
In English, idiom requires the indefinite article in a phrase such as "she's an engineer", whereas in Spanish, idiom forbids it.
Some of the usage prescriptions improved clarity and were kept; others that yielded discordant violations of idiom were eventually revised.
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
Idiom, Redewendung, Redensart
идио́маidióma, идиомати́ческий оборо́тidiomatíčeskij oborót, идиомати́ческое выраже́ниеidiomatíčeskoje vyražénije
ідіо́маidióma, стійки́й зворо́тstijkýj zvorót
A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context, etc.
In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.
Idiom, Sprache, Ausdrucksweise
идио́мidióm, диале́ктdialékt, наре́чиеnaréčije
An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
She often spoke in idioms, pining for salad days and complaining about pots calling the kettle black.
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
An artistic style (for example, in art, architecture, or music); an instance of such a style.
the idiom of the expressionists
Stil, Ausdrucksweise, Vertreter
сре́дство выраже́нияsrédstvo vyražénija
Examples
43 sentencesHere are some idioms.
Ось кілька ідіом. — deniko
ruВот несколько идиом. — Olya
It's a common idiom.
Це розповсюджена ідіома. — deniko
The teacher said that we must memorize these idioms.
Idioms aren't supposed to make sense.
Ідіоми не обов'язково мають сенс. — deniko
It's an idiom.
Це ідіома. — deniko
ruЭто фразеологизм. — Wezel
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 5
Origin
From Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (iFrom Middle French idiome, and its source, Late Latin idioma, from Ancient Greek ἰδίωμα (idíōma, “a peculiarity, property, a peculiar phraseology, idiom”), from ἰδιοῦσθαι (idioûsthai, “to make one's own, appropriate to oneself”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private, personal, peculiar, separate”). By surface analysis, idi- + -om.
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Forms
plural: idioms / idiomataSynonyms
18 synonyms- an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up:idiomatic expressionphrasal idiomset phrasephrase
- the style of a particular artist or school or movement:artistic style
- a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language:parlance
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people:dialectaccent
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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