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colloquial meaning in French

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colloquial (of oral communication language)
adjective
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.kwɪəl]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.kwɪəl]

familier◼◼◼adjectifThat sentence is correct, though somewhat colloquial. = Cette phrase est juste, mais plutôt familière.

parlé◼◼◻adjectifHe went to France to brush up his colloquial French. = Il est allé en France pour rafraîchir son français parlé.

colloquialism [colloquialisms] (colloquial expression)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: kəˈlo.ʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm]

expression familière◼◼◼nom {f}