Слово англійською: language

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Переклад language українською: мо́ва (інозе́мна і т. д.), рі́дна мо́ва, інозе́мна мо́ва, мо́вна шко́ла, знання́ мов, спорі́днені мо́ви, мо́ва же́стів, розмо́вна мо́ва

Детальний опис

language

noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

of a country

[countable] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area

the English language
It takes a long time to learn to speak a language well.
All the children must learn a foreign language.
German is my native language.
Is English an official language in your country?
The novel has been translated into over twenty languages.
She has a good command of the Spanish language.
Good language skills are essential in this job.
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages).
Why study Latin? It's a dead language (= no longer spoken by anyone).

see also first language, heritage language, modern language, object language, second language, target language, tone language

Synonyms languagelanguagevocabulary ▪ terms ▪ wording ▪ terminologyThese are all terms for the words and expressions people use when they speak or write, or for a particular style of speaking or writing.language a particular style of speaking or writing:

Give your instructions in everyday language.
the language of the legal profession

vocabulary all the words that a person knows or uses, or all the words in a particular language; the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject:

to have a wide/limited vocabulary
The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.

terms a way of expressing yourself or of saying something:

I’ll try to explain in simple terms.

wording [usually sing.] the words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen:

It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.

terminology (rather formal) the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject:

medical terminology
Scientists are constantly developing new terminologies.

Literary/poetic terminology is used for talking about literature or poetry. Literary/poetic language is used for writing in a literary or poetic style.Patterns

formal/informal/everyday language/vocabulary/terms
business/scientific/technical/specialized language/vocabulary/terminology
A word enters the language/the vocabulary.

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communication

[uncountable] the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate

a qualification in language teaching
a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds
Language is constantly evolving.

see also artificial language, auxiliary language, natural language, world language

style of speaking/writing

[uncountable] a particular style of speaking or writing

spoken/written language
literary/poetic language
foul language (= words that people may consider offensive)
The poem uses distinctly modern language.
His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language.
the language of science

movements/symbols/sound

[uncountable, countable] a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound

the language of mime
the language of dolphins/bees

computing

[countable, uncountable] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer

a programming language

see also assembly language, command language, query language

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’.

Idioms

mind/watch your language

to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody
- Watch your language, young man!
- The referee told the players to mind their language.

speak/talk the same language

to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experienceTopics Opinion and argumentc2

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