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language

[ˈleɪŋɡwɪd͡ʒ]

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noun

Язык

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."

Глухие и немые люди общаются, используя такие языки, как ASL.

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noun

Язык

The ability to communicate using words.

Examples :

"the gift of language"

дар языка

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Жаргон, сленг

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

Examples :

"legal language; the language of chemistry"

Юридический жаргон; язык химии

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noun

Язык

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"

Язык тела; язык глаз

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noun

Язык

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. "

У шимпанзе сложная языковая система, использующая различные звуки и жесты для общения друг с другом.

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Язык программирования

A computer language; a machine language.

Examples :

"The computer program uses a special language to communicate with the hardware. "

Компьютерная программа использует язык программирования для связи с оборудованием.

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Способ выражения

Manner of expression.

Examples :

"My sister uses a very formal language when she talks to her teachers. "

Моя сестра использует очень формальный способ выражения, когда разговаривает со своими учителями.

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Язык, речь

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

Examples :

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

Язык, который он использовал, чтобы говорить со мной, был непристойным.

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Ругательство, бранное слово

Examples :

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

Мой брат использовал много ругательств во время спора.

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verb

Выражать языком, изъясняться

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Examples :

"The students are learning to language their feelings about the difficult math problems. "

Студенты учатся выражать свои чувства по поводу сложных математических задач языком.

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Лабиум

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. "

Органист тщательно отрегулировал лабиум, чтобы точно настроить звук органа.

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