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Redensart
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German
Etymology
From de Reden -s Art, a de fr façon de parler 1. Cognate to nds Rädensoarten plural.
Pronunciation
de De-Redensart.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
a commonly used expression, sentence, or proverb
de Spruch
Usage notes
Typically, a de Redensart is something in between a de Redewendung expression, idiom and a de Sprichwort proverb, meaning that it is a full sentence with little or no variation but does not express a particular wisdom or truth.
For example, de auf keine Kuhhaut gehen to be unbelievable to be more than fits on a cow's skin is a de Redewendung because it can be used freely in various sentences; whereas de da brat mir doch einer 'n Storch that's unbelievable! someone fry me a stork now! is a de Redensart because it is used only in this sentence form. Neither of the two is a de Sprichwort because there is no wisdom or morale.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de redensartlich
Related terms
de Redewendung
Further reading
de Linguistics