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1 idiom
['ɪdɪəm]2) (language) (of speakers) idioma m.; (of theatre, sport) gergo m.; (of music, art) stile m.* * *['idiəm]1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) espressione idiomatica2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idioma•- idiomatically* * *idiom /ˈɪdɪəm/n.2 (ling.) idiotismo; espressione idiomatica; locuzione particolare; modo di dire* * *['ɪdɪəm]2) (language) (of speakers) idioma m.; (of theatre, sport) gergo m.; (of music, art) stile m. -
2 speaker *** speak·er n
['spiːkə(r)]he's a good/poor speaker — è un buon/pessimo oratore
2)are you a Welsh speaker? — parla gallese?3) (also: loudspeaker) altoparlante m
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