noun🔗ShareLangueA body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication."Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."Les personnes sourdes et muettes communiquent en utilisant des langues comme la LSA.languagecommunicationlinguisticsgrammarwritingwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangueThe ability to communicate using words."the gift of language"le don du langagelanguagecommunicationlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareArgot, jargonA sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field."legal language;  the language of chemistry"L'argot juridique ; le jargon de la chimielanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangueThe expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does."body language;  the language of the eyes"Le langage corporel ; le langage des yeuxlanguagecommunicationlinguisticswritingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangueA body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate."The chimpanzees have a complex language system, using different calls and gestures to communicate with each other. "Les chimpanzés ont un système linguistique complexe, utilisant différents appels et gestes pour communiquer entre eux.languagecommunicationlinguisticsanimalplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangage informatiqueA computer language; a machine language."The computer program uses a special language to communicate with the hardware. "Le programme informatique utilise un langage informatique spécial pour communiquer avec le matériel.computinglanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManière d'expressionManner of expression."My sister uses a very formal language when she talks to her teachers. "Ma sœur utilise une manière d'expression très formelle lorsqu'elle parle à ses professeurs.languagelinguisticscommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangue, langageThe particular words used in a speech or a passage of text."The language he used to talk to me was obscene."Le langage qu'il a utilisé pour me parler était obscène.languagegrammarlinguisticswritingcommunicationwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJurons, gros motsProfanity."My brother used a lot of bad language during the argument. "Mon frère a utilisé beaucoup de gros mots pendant la dispute.languagecursewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'exprimer par le langage, exprimer en langueTo communicate by language; to express in language."The students are learning to language their feelings about the difficult math problems. "Les élèves apprennent à exprimer par le langage leurs sentiments concernant les problèmes de mathématiques difficiles.languagecommunicationlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLabiateA languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ."The organist carefully adjusted the language to fine-tune the sound of the pipe organ. "L'organiste a soigneusement ajusté le labiate pour affiner le son de l'orgue.organmusicpartsoundessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading