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dialect

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

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noun

Dialecto

Examples :

"In the rural South of the United States, many people speak a dialect of English with its own unique vocabulary and pronunciation. "

En el sur rural de los Estados Unidos, mucha gente habla un dialecto del inglés con su propio vocabulario y pronunciación únicos.

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noun

Dialecto

Language that is perceived as substandard or wrong.

Examples :

"Some people mistakenly believe that Appalachian English is a poorly spoken dialect, rather than a distinct and valid variety of English. "

Algunas personas creen erróneamente que el inglés de los Apalaches es un dialecto mal hablado, en lugar de una variedad distinta y válida del inglés.

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noun

Dialecto

A language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or an isolated region.

Examples :

"In the remote mountain village, the children learn the official language at school, but at home they speak a unique dialect passed down through generations. "

En el remoto pueblo de montaña, los niños aprenden el idioma oficial en la escuela, pero en casa hablan un dialecto único transmitido de generación en generación.

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noun

Dialecto

A lect (often a regional or minority language) as part of a group or family of languages, especially if they are viewed as a single language, or if contrasted with a standardized idiom that is considered the 'true' form of the language (for example, Cantonese as contrasted with Mandarin Chinese, or Bavarian as contrasted with Standard German).

Examples :

"My grandmother speaks a dialect of Spanish that is different from the standard Spanish taught in school. "

Mi abuela habla un dialecto del español que es diferente del español estándar que se enseña en la escuela.

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noun

Variante

A variant of a non-standardized programming language.

Examples :

"Home computers in the 1980s had many incompatible dialects of BASIC."

Las computadoras domésticas en la década de 1980 tenían muchas variantes incompatibles de BASIC.

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noun

Dialecto

A variant form of the vocalizations of a bird species restricted to a certain area or population.

Examples :

"The local birdwatchers observed a distinct dialect of the robin's song only in the forest preserve. "

Los observadores de aves locales observaron un dialecto distinto del canto del petirrojo solo en la reserva forestal.

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