spreektaal

Definitions of spreektaal
  1. noun
    (language) communication by word of mouth
    synonyms: koine, omgangstaal, performance, praat, spraak, taalgebruik
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    dictum, expressie, gezegde, leenspreuk, proverbium, spreekwijze, spreekwoord, uitdrukking, zegswijze
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    idiolect
    the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
    schaft, schafttijd, schoft, toverformule, toverspreuk, toverwoord
    a verbal formula believed to have magical force
    dictaat, dictee
    speech intended for reproduction in writing
    alleenspraak, monoloog, zelfgesprek
    speech you make to yourself
    ambiguïteit, dubbelzinnigheid
    an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    eufemisme
    an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    babbeltje, gepraat, kout, praatje
    an informal conversation
    babbeltje, conversatie, gesprek, kout, praatje, samenspraak
    an exchange of ideas via conversation
    dialoog, tweegesprek, tweespraak
    formal conversation
    bonje, discussie, disharmonie, gedachtenwisseling, heibel, herrie, kif, kift, kwestie, mot, onaangenaamheden, onaangenaamheid, onenigheid, onmin, onvrede, redekaveling, ruzie, stront, trammelant, twist
    a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
    telefoongesprek
    a conversation over the telephone
    debat
    (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
    colloquium, groepsgesprek, jaarvergadering, kringgesprek, symposion, symposium
    a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
    forum, forumdiscussie
    discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience
    onderhandeling, palaver, palavers, pourparlers
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
    adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, kreet, leus, leuze, parool, partijleus, riedel, schibbolet, sententie, sjibbolet, slagzin, slogan, spreuk, wapenspreuk, zinspreuk
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    aforisme, axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat, zinspreuk
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    epigram, hekeldicht, hekelrijm, puntdicht, satire, schimpdicht, sneldicht, spotdicht, xeniën
    a witty saying
    adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, proverbium, scheldnaam, schimpnaam, sententie, spotnaam, spreekwoord, spreuk, zinspreuk
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    frase, idioom, taaleigen
    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    kinderpraat, kindertaal
    the developing speech of a young child
    kinderpraat, kindertaal
    an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child
    dialect, gewesttaal, patois, streektaal
    the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
    streekgebruik
    a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
    telegramstijl
    language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams
    koine, landstaal, omgangstaal, sociolect, volkstaal
    the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
    Bargoens, argot, beroepstaal, boeventaal, dieventaal, groepstaal, jargon, koine, kringtaal, landstaal, omgangstaal, slang, sociolect, terminologie, vakjargon, vaktaal, vakterminologie, volkstaal
    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    godslastering, krachtterm, vervloeking, verwensing, vloek
    an evil spell
  2. noun
    the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
    synonyms: koine, landstaal, omgangstaal, sociolect, volkstaal
  3. noun
    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    synonyms: Bargoens, argot, beroepstaal, boeventaal, dieventaal, groepstaal, jargon, koine, kringtaal, landstaal, omgangstaal, slang, sociolect, terminologie, vakjargon, vaktaal, vakterminologie, volkstaal
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