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L'idiotisme
An expression unique to a language that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its words. 'Idiotisme' is more formal than 'expression imagée'.
Examples in context
Poser un lapin est un idiotisme connu.
'Poser un lapin' is a well-known idiom.
Chaque langue possède ses propres idiotismes.
Every language has its own idioms.
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