code-switch

language: fr

definitions

  1. verb
    To alternate between two or more languages, dialects, or language varieties within a single conversation or context.
    fr: Alterner les langues
  2. verb
    To adjust one's style of speech, behavior, appearance, or expression to conform to the norms of a different social group or environment.
    fr: Adaptation sociale

examples

  1. Many bilingual speakers code-switch between Spanish and English during a single conversation.

    De nombreux locuteurs bilingues alternent entre l'espagnol et l'anglais au cours d'une même conversation.

  2. The actors highlighted how the need to code-switch to fit in creates a sense of being watched.

    Les acteurs ont souligné comment le besoin de s'adapter socialement pour s'intégrer crée un sentiment d'être observé.