noun🔗ShareLanguesA 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.languagecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLanguesThe ability to communicate using words."the gift of language"le don des langueslanguagecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJargon, argotA sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field."legal language;  the language of chemistry"Le jargon juridique ; le jargon de la chimielanguagelinguisticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangage, expressionThe 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 yeuxlanguagecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLanguesA body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate."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.languagecommunicationanimalplantlinguisticssignnaturebiologywordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangage machineA computer language; a machine language."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++.computinglanguagetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManière d'expression, langageManner of expression."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.languagecommunicationlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLangues, vocabulaireThe 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.languagewordlinguisticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJurons, gros motsProfanity."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.curselanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCommuniquer par la langue, s'exprimer en langueTo communicate by language; to express in language."The diplomat skillfully languages her country's position to the foreign dignitaries. "La diplomate exprime habilement la position de son pays aux dignitaires étrangers.languagecommunicationlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLanguette, biseauA languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ."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.organmusicparttechnicalsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
