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languages

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

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noun

Langues

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

Langues

The ability to communicate using words.

Examples :

"the gift of language"

le don des langues

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noun

Jargon, argot

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

Examples :

"legal language; the language of chemistry"

Le jargon juridique ; le jargon de la chimie

language linguistics communication

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noun

Langage, expression

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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noun

Langues

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

Examples :

"Bees use a variety of dances as languages to tell other bees where to find food. "

Les abeilles utilisent diverses danses comme langues pour dire aux autres abeilles où trouver de la nourriture.

language communication animal plant linguistics sign nature biology word

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noun

Langage machine

A computer language; a machine language.

Examples :

"Many different languages are used to program computers, such as Python, Java, and C++. "

De nombreux langages machine différents sont utilisés pour programmer des ordinateurs, tels que Python, Java et C++.

computing language technology

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noun

Manière d'expression, langage

Manner of expression.

Examples :

"Her choice of bright colors and bold brushstrokes in her paintings were languages of joy and freedom. "

Son choix de couleurs vives et de coups de pinceau audacieux dans ses peintures étaient des langages de joie et de liberté.

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Langues, vocabulaire

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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noun

Jurons, gros mots

Examples :

"The teacher warned the students that using languages during class would result in detention. "

Le professeur a averti les élèves que l'utilisation de gros mots en classe entraînerait une retenue.

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verb

Communiquer par la langue, s'exprimer en langue

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Examples :

"The diplomat skillfully languages her country's position to the foreign dignitaries. "

La diplomate exprime habilement la position de son pays aux dignitaires étrangers.

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Languette, biseau

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

Examples :

"The organ builder carefully adjusted the languages inside the flue pipes to fine-tune the instrument's sound. "

Le facteur d'orgues a soigneusement ajusté les languettes à l'intérieur des tuyaux pour affiner le son de l'instrument.

organ music part technical sound