collocation in Spanish
collocation in Spanish is colocación, coaparición — collocation means a pair or group of words that habitually occur together and sound natural to native speakers, such as heavy rain or make a decision.
collocation in Spanish
colocación
(linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
coaparición
(linguistics, translation studies) A sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance (i.e., the statistically significant placement of particular words in a language), often representing an established name for, or idiomatic way of conveying, a particular semantic concept.
What does "collocation" mean?
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noun A pair or group of words that habitually occur together and sound natural to native speakers, such as heavy rain or make a decision.
"Learners often produce grammatical sentences that break basic collocations, such as saying strong rain."
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noun The act of placing things side by side, or the arrangement that results.
"The collocation of the two portraits invites comparison."
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collocation in a sentence
- Learners often produce grammatical sentences that break basic collocations, such as saying strong rain.
- The dictionary lists common collocations under each headword.
- The collocation of the two portraits invites comparison.
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What is "collocation" in Spanish?
"collocation" in Spanish is colocación, coaparición. collocation means: A pair or group of words that habitually occur together and sound natural to native speakers, such as heavy rain or make a decision.
How do you use "collocation" in a sentence?
Example: "Learners often produce grammatical sentences that break basic collocations, such as saying strong rain." In Spanish, "collocation" is colocación, coaparición.
Are there other ways to say "collocation" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "collocation": colocación, coaparición.
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