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language

[ˈleɪŋɡwɪd͡ʒ]

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noun

Langue

A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

Examples :

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

Les personnes sourdes et muettes communiquent en utilisant des langues comme la LSA.

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noun

Langue

The ability to communicate using words.

Examples :

"the gift of language"

le don du langage

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noun

Argot, jargon

A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.

Examples :

"legal language; the language of chemistry"

L'argot juridique ; le jargon de la chimie

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noun

Langue

The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.

Examples :

"body language; the language of the eyes"

Le langage corporel ; le langage des yeux

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Langue

A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

Examples :

"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.

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Langage informatique

A computer language; a machine language.

Examples :

"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.

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Manière d'expression

Manner of expression.

Examples :

"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.

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Langue, langage

The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

Examples :

"The language he used to talk to me was obscene."

Le langage qu'il a utilisé pour me parler était obscène.

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Jurons, gros mots

Examples :

"My brother used a lot of bad language during the argument. "

Mon frère a utilisé beaucoup de gros mots pendant la dispute.

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verb

S'exprimer par le langage, exprimer en langue

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Examples :

"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.

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Labiate

A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

Examples :

"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.

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