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has gloss(noun) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
locution, expression, saying
has glosseng: A saying is something that is said, notable in one respect or another, to be "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth."
lexicalizationeng: expression
lexicalizationeng: locution
lexicalizationeng: saying
subclass of(noun) (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
language, spoken communication, spoken language, speech, oral communication, speech communication, voice communication
has subclass(noun) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'"
Beatitude
has subclass(noun) a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels
logion
has subclass(noun) an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
calque formation, calque, loan translation
has subclass(noun) a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
advice and consent
has subclass(noun) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
ambiguity
has subclass(noun) an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
euphemism
has subclass(noun) an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
dysphemism
has subclass(noun) an expression of disappointment or irritation
shucks
has subclass(noun) an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister"
tongue twister
has subclass(noun) an expression that relates to anatomy
anatomical reference, anatomical
has subclass(noun) a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States
southernism
has subclass(noun) a favorite saying of a sect or political group
shibboleth, motto, catchword, slogan
has subclass(noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
maxim, axiom
has subclass(noun) a witty saying
epigram, quip
has subclass(noun) a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
adage, saw, proverb, byword
has subclass(noun) an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
phrase, phrasal idiom, set phrase, idiomatic expression, idiom
has subclass(noun) sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels
agrapha
has subclass(noun) a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus"
sumpsimus
has subclassc/Environmental sayings
has subclassc/Star Trek sayings
Meaning
Afrikaans
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Arabic
lexicalizationara: كلام
Standard Arabic
lexicalizationarb: اِصْطِلاح
lexicalizationarb: مُصْطَلَح
Asturian
lexicalizationast: llocución
Belarusian
lexicalizationbel: прыказка
Bengali
lexicalizationben: বলা
Bosnian
lexicalizationbos: poslovica
lexicalizationbos: idiom
lexicalizationbos: govor
Breton
lexicalizationbre: tro-lavar
Catalan
lexicalizationcat: proverbi
lexicalizationcat: locució
Czech
lexicalizationces: rčení
lexicalizationces: přísloví
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Mandarin Chinese
lexicalizationcmn: 諺語
lexicalizationcmn: 谚语
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Welsh
lexicalizationcym: dywediad
Danish
lexicalizationdan: udtryk
lexicalizationdan: idiom
German
lexicalizationdeu: Sprichwort
lexicalizationdeu: Redewendung
lexicalizationdeu: Spruch
lexicalizationdeu: Sentenz
lexicalizationdeu: Idiom
lexicalizationdeu: Ausdrucksweise
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Modern Greek (1453-)
lexicalizationell: απόφθεγμα
lexicalizationell: παροιμία
lexicalizationell: ιδίωμα
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: proverbo
lexicalizationepo: sentenco
lexicalizationepo: esprimo
lexicalizationepo: aforismo
lexicalizationepo: idiotismo
lexicalizationepo: lokucio
lexicalizationepo: popoldiro
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Faroese
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Finnish
lexicalizationfin: idiomi
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French
has glossfra: Un dicton est une expression proverbiale figée, une formule métaphorique ou figurée qui exprime une vérité d'expérience ou un conseil de sagesse pratique et populaire. Le dicton comporte généralement une note humoristique et est souvent régional.
lexicalizationfra: proverbe
lexicalizationfra: dicton
lexicalizationfra: sentence
lexicalizationfra: adage
lexicalizationfra: maxime
lexicalizationfra: idiotisme
lexicalizationfra: expression
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Gaelic
lexicalizationgla: ràdh
Irish
lexicalizationgle: abairt
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Galician
lexicalizationglg: refrán
Serbo-Croatian
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Hebrew
lexicalizationheb: מטבע לשון
Hindi
has glosshin: सुभाषित (सु+भाषित = सुन्दर ढंग से कही गयी बात) ऐसे शब्द-समूह, वाक्य या अनुच्छेदों को कहते हैं जिसमें कोई बात सुन्दर ढंग से या बुद्धिमत्तापूर्ण तरीके से कही गयी हो। सुवचन, सूक्ति, अनमोल वचन, आदि शब्द भी इसके लिये प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
lexicalizationhin: सुभाषित
lexicalizationhin: बात
Croatian
lexicalizationhrv: poslovica
lexicalizationhrv: idiom
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Hungarian
lexicalizationhun: közmondás
lexicalizationhun: idióma
lexicalizationhun: szólásmondás
lexicalizationhun: mondás
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Armenian
lexicalizationhye: առած
lexicalizationhye: դարձվածք
lexicalizationhye: դարձված
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Interlingua (International Auxiliary Language Association)
lexicalizationina: dicto
lexicalizationina: proverbio
lexicalizationina: idioma
lexicalizationina: idiotismo
Indonesian
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Icelandic
lexicalizationisl: spakmæli
lexicalizationisl: málsháttur
Italian
lexicalizationita: proverbio
lexicalizationita: locuzione
lexicalizationita: espressione
Japanese
lexicalizationjpn:
lexicalizationjpn: ことわざ
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Georgian
lexicalizationkat: ანდაზა
lexicalizationkat: იდიომი
Korean
lexicalizationkor: 격언
lexicalizationkor:
lexicalizationkor: 속담
lexicalizationkor: 숙어
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Kölsch
lexicalizationksh: idejomaatesche Ußdrock
Latin
lexicalizationlat: dictum
Lithuanian
lexicalizationlit: posakis
lexicalizationlit: patarlė
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Macedonian
has glossmkd: Изрека е нешто изречено (кажано), кое се смета за забележително и значајно на еден или друг начин.
lexicalizationmkd: изрека
lexicalizationmkd: поговорка
lexicalizationmkd: пословица
Maori
lexicalizationmri: whakataukï
Dutch
lexicalizationnld: spreekwoord
lexicalizationnld: gezegde
lexicalizationnld: idioom
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Norwegian
lexicalizationnor: ordtak
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: locucion
Papiamento
lexicalizationpap: ekspreshon
Iranian Persian
lexicalizationpes: کنایه
Polish
has glosspol: Maksyma (inaczej aforyzm, sentencja) - krótka, zwykle jednozdaniowa wypowiedź (prozaiczna lub rymowana), wyrażająca ogólną prawdę, mądrość dotyczącą życia człowieka. Myśl filozoficzna, etyczna zawierająca pewną zasadę postępowania.
lexicalizationpol: Maksyma
lexicalizationpol: powiedzenie
lexicalizationpol: idiom
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Portuguese
lexicalizationpor: provérbio
lexicalizationpor: idioma
lexicalizationpor: ditado
lexicalizationpor: expressão
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Moldavian
lexicalizationron: zicală
lexicalizationron: proverb
lexicalizationron: locuțiune
Russian
lexicalizationrus: пoгoвoркa
lexicalizationrus: пoслoвицa
lexicalizationrus: пословица
lexicalizationrus: поговорка
lexicalizationrus: идиома
lexicalizationrus: изречение
lexicalizationrus: выражение
lexicalizationrus: речение
Sicilian
has glossscn: Lu dittu è nu muttu, na sintenza o nu pruverbiu chi spissu porta na significanza prufunna.
lexicalizationscn: Dittu
Slovak
lexicalizationslk: rčenie
lexicalizationslk: príslovie
lexicalizationslk: aforizmus
lexicalizationslk: idióm
Slovenian
lexicalizationslv: idiom
Castilian
has glossspa: Un dicho es un conjunto de palabras con que se da en expresar algo que no coincide con el sentido literal de las mismas. Los dichos (también llamados dichos populares) expresan un concepto similar al del modismo o la locución adverbial siendo en ocasiones difícil distinguir entre estas tres expresiones. En el idioma español, el acervo de dichos que enriquecen la lengua se ha ido aquilatando a lo largo de los siglos alcanzando en la actualidad no menos de 1.500 según recoge algún especialista.
lexicalizationspa: proverbio
lexicalizationspa: Dichos populares
lexicalizationspa: dicho
lexicalizationspa: locución
lexicalizationspa: refrán
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Serbian
lexicalizationsrp: poslovica
lexicalizationsrp: пoслoвицa
lexicalizationsrp: idiom
lexicalizationsrp: идиом
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Swahili (macrolanguage)
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Swedish
lexicalizationswe: ordspråk
lexicalizationswe: ordstäv
lexicalizationswe: idiom
lexicalizationswe: talesätt
Thai
lexicalizationtha: คติพจน์
lexicalizationtha: สำนวน
lexicalizationtha: คำพูด
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Turkish
lexicalizationtur: özdeyiþ
lexicalizationtur: atasözü
lexicalizationtur: özlü söz
lexicalizationtur: deyim
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Ukrainian
lexicalizationukr: прислів'я
lexicalizationukr: ідіома
Urdu
lexicalizationurd: بات
Volapük
lexicalizationvol: spiket
Classical Armenian
lexicalizationxcl: առած
lexicalizationxcl: խօսք
lexicalizationxcl: բան
Zulu
lexicalizationzul: isisho
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