modern languages in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for modern languages in the English»French Dictionary

modern languages N npl

modern languages

langues fpl vivantes

modern languages attr student

en langues vivantes

modern languages lecturer, teacher

de langues vivantes

Translations for modern languages in the French»English Dictionary

langue vivante (comme matière)

modern language

l'enseignement des langues vivantes

modern language teaching

Translations for modern languages in the English»French Dictionary

language [Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ, Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

1. language U (system):

language

langage m

the development of language

le développement du langage

2. language (of a particular nation):

language

langue f

the English language

la langue anglaise

3. language U (words used by a particular group) (gen) COMPUT:

language

langage m

formal/legal language

langage formel/juridique

bad or strong or foul language

langage m grossier

mind your language!

sois poli!

don't use that language with me!

ne me parle pas de cette façon!

to speak the same language

parler la même langue

I.modern [Brit ˈmɒd(ə)n, Am ˈmɑdərn] N

modern

moderne mf

II.modern [Brit ˈmɒd(ə)n, Am ˈmɑdərn] ADJ

1. modern (up-to-date):

modern car, factory, device, company, system, person

moderne

all modern conveniences

tout confort (moderne)

2. modern (contemporary):

modern era, literature

moderne

modern world

contemporain

modern China/Berlin

la Chine/le Berlin d'aujourd'hui

in modern times

à l'époque moderne

he's a sort of modern Napoleon

c'est une sorte de Napoléon des temps modernes

modern languages in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for modern languages in the English»French Dictionary

modern languages

les langues modernes

Translations for modern languages in the French»English Dictionary

l'enseignement des langues vivantes

modern language teaching

ils étudient obligatoirement deux langues modernes

they are required to study two modern languages

Translations for modern languages in the English»French Dictionary

modern [ˈmɒdən, Am ˈmɑ:dɚn] ADJ

modern

moderne

modern children

les enfants d'aujourd'hui

modern languages

les langues modernes

language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] N

1. language no pl (system of communication):

language

langage m

bad language

langage grossier m

foul language

grossièretés fpl

2. language (idiom of a cultural community):

language

langue f

Phrases:

to speak the same language

parler la même langue

to speak the same language fig

être sur la même longueur d'onde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Modern languages have also typically provided a significant number of new words, and have sometimes also influenced pronunciation or word order.

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Further developments include a modern languages centre, a design technology department, a vast sports centre, and a synthetic running track.

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Much of the complex allomorphy was subsequently lost, but the sound system has been maintained with little change in the modern languages.

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It emphasised technical subjects like bricklaying, shoemaking and metal work, and modern languages.

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