child language in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for child language in the English»Spanish Dictionary

child language N U

child language

lenguaje m infantil

Translations for child language in the English»Spanish Dictionary

language [Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ, Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ] N

1. language C or U (speech, means of communication):

language

lenguaje m

the language of gesture

el lenguaje gestual or de los gestos

attr language acquisition

adquisición f del lenguaje

2. language U (style, terminology):

language

lenguaje m

scientific/poetic/high-flown language

lenguaje científico/poético/elevado

natural language COMPUT

lenguaje natural

I've never heard him use such language before

nunca le había oído decir tales palabrotas

watch or mind your language!

¡no digas palabrotas!

language!

¡esa boca … !

3.1. language C (particular tongue):

language

idioma m

language

lengua f

she's fluent in five languages

habla cinco idiomas con fluidez

the English language

la lengua inglesa

the English language

el idioma inglés

first language (native tongue)

lengua materna

language course

curso m de idiomas

language degree

licenciatura f en filología or idiomas

language school

escuela f de idiomas

language skills

aptitudes fpl lingüísticas

language student

estudiante mf de idiomas

language studies

estudios mpl de idiomas

language teacher

profesor m de idiomas / profesora f de idiomas

language teaching

enseñanza f de idiomas

3.2. language C COMPUT:

language

lenguaje m

See also second language

second language N

second language

segunda lengua f

second language

segundo idioma m

child <pl children [ˈtʃɪldrən]> [Am tʃaɪld, Brit tʃʌɪld] N

1. child:

child (boy)

niño m

child (girl)

niña f

a group of children

un grupo de niños

I've known her since I was a child

la conozco desde niño or chico

don't be such a child!

¡no seas niño or crío!

don't be such a child!

¡no seas tan infantil!

to be child's play

ser un juego de niños

the child is father of the man prov

lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida

2. child:

child (son)

hijo m

child (daughter)

hija f

have you any children?

¿tiene hijos?

we have two children

tenemos dos hijos

to be with child liter

estar encinta

to get sb with child liter

dejar a alguien encinta

to be great or big with child arch

estar a punto de dar a luz

she's a child of the sixties

es un producto de los años sesenta

See also abuse

I.abuse N [Am əˈbjus, Brit əˈbjuːs]

1. abuse U (insulting language):

abuse

insultos mpl

abuse

improperios mpl

she was subjected to verbal abuse

la insultaron

to shout abuse at sb

insultar a alguien

to shout abuse at sb

lanzar improperios contra alguien

a stream of abuse

una sarta de insultos

a term of abuse

un insulto or una grosería

2. abuse C or U:

abuse (misuse)

abuso m

abuse (of prisoners)

vejación f

abuse (sexual)

abusos mpl deshonestos (a un niño)

to be open to abuse

prestarse al abuso

drug abuse

consumo m de drogas

drug abuse

consumo m de estupefacientes form

II.abuse VB trans [Am əˈbjuz, Brit əˈbjuːz]

1.1. abuse (use wrongly):

abuse power/person/hospitality

abusar de

1.2. abuse (treat cruelly):

abuse child/woman

maltratar

abuse prisoners

vejar

1.3. abuse (sexually):

abuse child/woman

abusar de

many children had been sexually abused

muchos niños habían sufrido abusos deshonestos

2. abuse (insult):

abuse

insultar

child language in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for child language in the English»Spanish Dictionary

language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] N

1. language no pl (system of communication):

language

lenguaje m

bad language

palabrotas f pl

formal/spoken/written language

lengua formal/oral/escrita

2. language (of particular community):

language

idioma m

native language

lengua f materna

the English language

la lengua inglesa

3. language (of specialist group):

language

lenguaje m

computer programming language

lenguaje de programación (de ordenadores)

legal language

lenguaje jurídico

Phrases:

to speak the same language

hablar el mismo idioma

child <children> [tʃaɪld] pl N

1. child (person who's not fully grown):

child

niño(-a) m (f)

unborn child

feto m

2. child (offspring):

child

hijo(-a) m (f)

illegitimate child

hijo ilegítimo

to be a child of the eighties fig

ser un producto de los (años) ochenta

Phrases:

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Perhaps no innovation other than the invention of the tape recorder has had such an indelible effect on the field of child language research.

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Her research spans over cross-linguistic studies of child language acquisition, speech and language discorders of young children, pragmatics and intercultural communication.

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