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dialect

/ˈdaɪ.əˌlɛkt/

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noun

Dialecte

Examples :

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

Dans le sud rural des États-Unis, de nombreuses personnes parlent un dialecte de l'anglais avec son propre vocabulaire et sa propre prononciation.

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noun

Dialecte

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. "

Certaines personnes croient à tort que l'anglais des Appalaches est un dialecte mal parlé, plutôt qu'une variété d'anglais distincte et valide.

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noun

Dialecte

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. "

Dans le village de montagne isolé, les enfants apprennent la langue officielle à l'école, mais à la maison, ils parlent un dialecte unique transmis de génération en génération.

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noun

Dialecte

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. "

Ma grand-mère parle un dialecte espagnol différent de l'espagnol standard enseigné à l'école.

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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."

Les ordinateurs personnels des années 1980 avaient de nombreuses variantes incompatibles de BASIC.

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noun

Dialecte

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. "

Les ornithologues amateurs locaux ont observé un dialecte distinct du chant du rouge-gorge uniquement dans la réserve forestière.

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