Jerga in english
Jargon
pronunciation: dʒɑrgən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: dʒɑrgən part of speech: noun
In gestures
jerga = jargon ; parlance ; technospeak ; argot ; slang word ; lingo.
Example: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.Example: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.Example: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.Example: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Example: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Example: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.more:
» jerga burocrática = officialese .
Example: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.» jerga de las iniciales = initialese .
Example: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.» jerga de los abogados = legalese .
Example: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.» jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon .
Example: Ambiguity depends upon the background of the readers, but abbreviations, acronyms, trade names and subject jargon are all potentially confusing.» jerga informática = computerese ; geek speak .
Example: Attention has been paid to the interface between the system and the user in an effort to remove all computerese from the dialogue language. Example: An entire lexicon of 'geek speak' has emerged from the world of hardware and software.» jerga legal = legalese .
Example: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.