umgangssprachlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- colloquial adjective Belonging to ordinary conversation rather than to formal or written language.
- vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
Senses
umgangssprachlich is used for these senses in English:
- colloquial (linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
- vernacular Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
vernacular — full definition
- noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
- adj Relating to this kind of everyday, local language or style.
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