usage

uso, consumo

La forma en que se utiliza algo o la cantidad que se utiliza.

En inglés sencillo: The way something is used, or how much it is used.

• Our water usage has fallen.
• The app tracks daily phone usage.
• Check the instructions for safe usage of this tool.

Sinónimos: use, consumption

Expresiones frecuentes: water usage, data usage, monitor usage

uso lingüístico

La forma en que la gente suele emplear las palabras y expresiones de una lengua.

En inglés sencillo: The way people generally use words and expressions in a language.

• Modern usage has changed the word's meaning.
• The dictionary records common English usage.
• In everyday usage, the two expressions mean much the same thing.

Sinónimos: language use

Expresiones frecuentes: common usage, modern usage, english usage

uso del lenguaje, dicción

La manera en que una persona concreta elige y usa las palabras al hablar o escribir.

En inglés sencillo: The way a particular person chooses and uses words when speaking or writing.

• Her usage is careful and precise.
• The editor questioned his usage of that expression.
• This speaker's unusual usage makes the speech hard to follow.

Sinónimos: wording, diction

Expresiones frecuentes: careful usage, formal usage, someone's usage

costumbre, uso

Hábito o forma de hacer las cosas que un grupo ha aceptado con el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: A habit or way of doing things that a group has accepted over time.

• Local usage requires guests to bring a gift.
• The ceremony follows an ancient usage.
• These social usages differ from those of neighboring villages.

Sinónimos: custom, practice, tradition

Expresiones frecuentes: local usage, established usage, ancient usage