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Significados de colloquial en inglés

Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation.

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Uso de colloquial en inglés
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The brisk colloquial vocabulary fits admirably the brilliant sophistry of the argument.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway
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One landmark book records the etymology of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases.
BBC
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Then my French is really intelligible, and most colloquial; besides revolver shooting.
Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers
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It is, of course, entirely due to the influence of colloquial French.
Frédéric Mistral / Poet and Leader in Provence
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If it is conversational, we condemn him as too colloquial and familiar.
Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish.
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I do not mind that colloquial designation if it suits your purpose.
Smoke and Shadow
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Bunyan originated this colloquial style, and Defoe and Richardson were his imitators.
From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
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Make the remarks conversational, or colloquial, as this style is also termed.
Public Speaking
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Mr. Sprudell had a jaunty, colloquial style when he stooped to prose.
The Man from the Bitter Roots
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Mrs. Quabarl, to use a colloquial expression, was knocked off her perch.
Beasts and Super-Beasts
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Honey's narrative was crisp, clear, quick, straight from the shoulder, colloquial, slangy.
Angel Island
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He said the report noted his behaviour met the colloquial definition of bullying.
Radio NZ
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He even managed to learn fluent, colloquial English in six months.
Reuters
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The adverb mighty is very common in colloquial English; for example,-
An English Grammar
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So to put it in colloquial terms we would say the president blinked.
The South African
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The 'jungle' is the colloquial name for the make-shift camp that was dismantled.
Reuters
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