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adjective · B2

umgangssprachlich

[ˈʊmɡaŋsˌʃpʁaːxlɪç]

colloquial, informal

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Other Examples

  • In einem Bewerbungsschreiben vermeide ich umgangssprachliche Ausdrücke.

    In a job application I avoid colloquial expressions.

  • Ist „Quatsch“ zu umgangssprachlich für eine E-Mail an deine Chefin?

    Is "Quatsch" (nonsense) too colloquial for an email to your boss?

  • Lotte drückt sich in ihrer Hausarbeit nie umgangssprachlich aus.

    Lotte never uses colloquial language in her term paper.

How the Word Is Built

um prefix gang root s linking letter sprach root lich suffix

-lich
makes an adjective: der Freund → freundlich (friendly).

Word family

In Otti's situations: Otti and the dialects

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