Redewendung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- expression noun The act of communicating a thought, feeling, or idea, especially through words, art, or behaviour.
- idiom noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
- phrase noun A short group of words that expresses an idea, often forming part of a sentence.
Senses
Redewendung is used for these senses in English:
- expression A colloquialism or idiom.
- idiom An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
- phrase A short written or spoken expression.
- set phrase (grammar) An established expression whose wording is subject to little or no variation, and which may or may not be idiomatic.
- turn of phrase (countable) An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful.
expression — full definition
- noun The act of communicating a thought, feeling, or idea, especially through words, art, or behaviour.
- noun A particular phrase or way of saying something, or a common saying.
- noun A look on someone's face that shows how they feel.
- noun A mathematical or logical combination of symbols representing a value.
idiom — full definition
- noun A phrase whose meaning can't be worked out just from the words in it, such as "kick the bucket."
- noun A characteristic style of expression used in a language, art form, or field.