idiomatic

Example Sentences

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That's an idiomatic, not a literal, translation of course, but don't you just love that image?

From BBC

Those who speak both say Cantonese is more colorful and idiomatic than Mandarin, with more cursing.

From Los Angeles Times

First, many English speakers still find it more idiomatic to say and write things like, “There were fewer cars on the road today,” than, “There were less cars on the road today.”

From Washington Post

Yet the languages she wrote in were not exactly idiomatic.

From Los Angeles Times

We also actively avoided words that are too modern or American in origin, so there might be a few places where people might think, “Isn’t there a more idiomatic way of saying this?”

From The Verge