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просторе́чие — meaning in English

prostorechiye

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English meaning

  • colloquialism noun An informal word or phrase used in everyday talk.
  • vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.

Senses

просторе́чие is used for these senses in English:

  • colloquialism A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.
  • vernacular Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

colloquialism — full definition

  1. noun An informal word or phrase used in everyday talk.
  2. noun An informal, everyday way of speaking.

vernacular — full definition

  1. noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
  2. adj Relating to this kind of everyday, local language or style.
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