Catachresis
//ˌkæt.əˈkɹiː.sɪs//
Translations of "catachresis" (16 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | catacresi(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Esperanto | katakrezo(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Finnish | (sanan) väärä käyttö(misuse of a word), katakreesi((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| French | catachrèse(misuse of a word), catachrèse((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| German | Katachrese((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| Italian | catacresi((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| Japanese | 濫喩(misuse of a word) | ranyu | |
| Latin | catachresis(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Norwegian | katakrese(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Occitan | catacrèsi(misuse of a word), catacrèsi((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| Polish | katachreza(misuse of a word), katachreza((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| Portuguese | catacrese(misuse of a word), catacrese((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | — | |
| Russian | катахре́за(misuse of a word), катахре́за((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope) | kataxréza, kataxréza | |
| Sicilian | catacrisi(misuse of a word), catàcrisi(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Spanish | catacresis((rhetoric) bad metaphor or trope), impropiedad léxica(misuse of a word) | — | |
| Swedish | katakres(misuse of a word) | — |
catacresi
katakrezo
(sanan) väärä käyttö, katakreesi
catachrèse, catachrèse
Katachrese
catacresi
catachresis
katakrese
catacrèsi, catacrèsi
katachreza, katachreza
catacrese, catacrese
catacrisi, catàcrisi
catacresis, impropiedad léxica
katakres
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