English-Thai Dictionary
colloquial
ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น ภาษาพูด conversational vernacular slangy sueng-pen-pa-sa-phud
colloquial
ADJ ไม่เป็นทางการ informal casual slangy ordinary natural common formal mai-pen-tang-kan
colloquialism
N คำ หรือ วลี ที่ ใช้ ใน การ พูด ที่ ไม่เป็นทางการ expression informality language kam-rue-wa-le-ti-chai-nai-kan-phud-ti-mai-pen-tang-kan
colloquist
N คู่สนทนา คน พูด
colloquium
N การ สัมมนา conference kan-sam-ma-na
colloquy
N การ สนทนา (ที่ ค่อนข้าง เป็นทางการ conference debate kan-son-ta-na
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COLLOQUIAL
a.[See Colloquy. ] Pertaining to common conversation, or to mutual discourse; as colloquial language; a colloquial phrase.
COLLOQUIST
n.A speaker in a dialogue.
COLLOQUY
n.Conversation; mutual discourse of two or more; conference; dialogue.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLLOQUIAL
Col *lo "qui *al, a. Etym: [See Colloqui.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style. -- Col *lo "qui *al *ly, adv. His [Johnson's ] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. Macaulay.
COLLOQUIALISM
COLLOQUIALISM Col *lo "qui *al *ism, n.
Defn: A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
COLLOQUIALIZE
COLLOQUIALIZE Col *lo "qui *al *ize, v. t.
Defn: To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's style of writing.
COLLOQUIST
COLLOQUIST Col "lo *quist, n.
Defn: A speaker in a colloquy or dialogue. Malone.
COLLOQUY
Col "lo *quy, n.; pl. Colloquies. Etym: [L. colloquium. See Collocution. ]
1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference; conversation. They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about religion. A. Wood.
2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in collegiate scholarship.
New American Oxford Dictionary
colloquial
col lo qui al |kəˈlōkwēəl kəˈloʊkwiəl | ▶adjective (of language ) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. DERIVATIVES col lo qui al ly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation ’ + -al .
colloquialism
col lo qui al ism |kəˈlōkwēəˌlizəm kəˈloʊkwiəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. • the use of such words or phrases.
colloquium
col lo qui um |kəˈlōkwēəm kəˈloʊkwiəm | ▶noun ( pl. colloquiums or colloquia |-kwēə | ) an academic conference or seminar. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a conversation or dialogue ): from Latin, from colloqui ‘to converse, ’ from col- ‘together ’ + loqui ‘to talk. ’
colloquy
col lo quy |ˈkäləkwē ˈkɑləˌkwi | ▶noun ( pl. colloquies ) 1 formal a conversation: they broke off their colloquy at once | an evening of sophisticated colloquy. 2 a gathering for discussion of theological questions. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation. ’
Oxford Dictionary
colloquial
colloquial |kəˈləʊkwɪəl | ▶adjective (of language ) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. DERIVATIVES colloquially adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation ’ + -al .
colloquialism
col |lo ¦qui ¦al |ism |kəˈləʊkwɪəlɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation. • [ mass noun ] the use of colloquialisms.
colloquium
colloquium |kəˈləʊkwɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. colloquiums or colloquia |-kwɪə | ) an academic conference or seminar. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting a conversation ): from Latin, from colloqui ‘to converse ’, from col- ‘together ’ + loqui ‘to talk ’.
colloquy
colloquy |ˈkɒləkwi | ▶noun ( pl. colloquies ) 1 formal a conversation: they broke off their colloquy at once | [ mass noun ] : he found her in earnest colloquy with the postman. 2 a gathering for discussion of theological questions. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin colloquium ‘conversation ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
colloquial
colloquial adjective she just loved the colloquial expressions of her Southern in-laws: informal, conversational, everyday, nonliterary; unofficial, idiomatic, slangy, vernacular, popular, demotic. ANTONYMS formal.
Oxford Thesaurus
colloquial
colloquial adjective some students have a good grasp of colloquial language: informal, conversational, everyday, casual, non-literary; natural, unofficial, unpretentious, familiar, chatty, friendly, idiomatic, slangy; vernacular, popular, demotic. ANTONYMS literary; formal.
Duden Dictionary
Colloquium
Col lo qui um , das Kolloquium |Coll o quium |
French Dictionary
colloque
colloque n. m. nom masculin Réunion de spécialistes invités, en nombre généralement limité, pour exposer, discuter et confronter leurs idées et leurs opinions sur un thème donné. Note Typographique Les noms d ’activités scientifiques, culturelles ou commerciales (colloque, congrès, journée, foire, forum, séminaire, symposium, etc. ) s ’écrivent avec une majuscule initiale lorsqu ’ils désignent des événements particuliers. Le Congrès mondial de neurologie. Le Symposium international de l ’Association des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Québec. Le Salon du meuble de Paris. Le 25 e Colloque des écrivains de l ’Académie des lettres du Québec. La III e Journée québécoise des dictionnaires a eu lieu à Québec en avril 2008. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les noms suivants: • congrès, assemblée regroupant un nombre important de personnes réunies pour délibérer sur un ou des sujets donnés; • forum, réunion où sont débattues des questions d ’une vaste portée, généralement dans le but d ’établir une concertation entre les divers participants; • séminaire, réunion à caractère scientifique constituée d ’un groupe restreint de personnes et généralement animée par un professeur, un chercheur ou un spécialiste; • symposium, congrès scientifique.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
colloq
colloq .colloquial (ly ); colloquialism .
colloquial
col lo qui al /kəlóʊkwiəl /形容詞 〈語句 文体などが 〉口語 (体 )の, 会話体の (↔literary ).～ì sm 名詞 C 口語 [会話 ]体 ; 口語表現 .～ly 副詞 口語 (体 )で .
colloquium
col lo qui um /kəlóʊkwiəm /〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 複 -quia /-kwɪə /, ～s C ｟かたく ｠1 (学術的な )研究会, セミナー .2 非公式な討論会 .
colloquy
col lo quy /kɑ́ləkwi |kɔ́l -/名詞 複 -quies 1 C ｟かたく ｠会話 (conversation ); 会談, 協議 .2 C U 〘キリスト教 〙(長老派教会の )教務会 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary