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lan·guage [ˈlæŋgwɪʤ] N

1. language (of nation):

language
Sprache f <-, -n>
she speaks four languages fluently
sie spricht vier Sprachen fließend
artificial language
Kunstsprache f <-, -n>
the English/German language
die englische/deutsche Sprache nt
the English/German language
Englisch/Deutsch nt
a foreign language
eine Fremdsprache
sb's native language
jds Muttersprache

2. language no pl:

language (words)
Sprache f <-> kein pl
language (style of expression)
Ausdrucksweise f <-, -n>
language (style of expression)
Sprache f <-> kein pl
her language was absolutely appalling!
ihre Sprache war wirklich schockierend!
language, Robert!
wie sprichst du denn, Robert!
bad language
Schimpfwörter pl
formal/spoken/written language
gehobene/gesprochene/geschriebene Sprache
to mind one's language
aufpassen, was man sagt

3. language (of specialist group):

language
Fachsprache f <-, -n>
legal language
Rechtssprache f
technical language
Fachsprache f <-, -n>
technical language (individual expressions)
Fachausdrücke pl

4. language COMPUT:

[computer programming] language
Programmiersprache f <-, -n>

Phrases:

to speak [or talk] the same language
die gleiche Sprache sprechen fig

as·ˈsem·bly lan·guage N COMPUT

assembly language
Assemblersprache f spec

ˈbody lan·guage N no pl

body language
Körpersprache f <-> kein pl

ˈclick lan·guage N

click language
Schnalzlautsprache f (Sprache, die auf Verschlusslauten basiert)

ˈdaugh·ter lan·guage N LING

daughter language
Tochtersprache f

first ˈlan·guage N

first language
Muttersprache f <-, -n>

for·eign ˈlan·guage N

foreign language
Fremdsprache f <-, -n> a. fig
legal documents are written in a foreign language as far as most people are concerned
Rechtsdokumente sind nach Meinung der meisten Menschen in einer absolut unverständlichen Sprache geschrieben

Ger·man·ic ˈlan·guage N

Germanic language
germanische Sprache

ˈlan·guage ac·qui·si·tion N no pl

language acquisition
Spracherwerb m <-(e)s> kein pl

ˈlan·guage course N

language course
Sprachkurs m <-es, -e>

ˈlan·guage lab N inf

language lab short for language laboratory

language lab
Sprachlabor nt <-s, -e>
See also

ˈlan·guage la·bora·tory N

language laboratory
Sprachlabor nt <-s, -e>

ˈlan·guage la·bora·tory N

language laboratory
Sprachlabor nt <-s, -e>
OpenDict entry

modelling language, modeling language N

modelling language [or Am modeling language] COMPUT
Modellierungssprache f