language
US: /ˈɫæŋɡwədʒ/, /ˈɫæŋɡwɪdʒ/
UK: /lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/
UK: /lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
language /'læɳgwidʤ/
- danh từ
- tiếng, ngôn ngữ
- foreign languages: tiếng nước ngoài
- the language of diplomacy: ngôn ngữ ngoại giao
- dead language: từ ngữ
- living language: sinh ngữ
- lời nói
- bad language: lời nói thô tục, lời nói thô bỉ
- cách diễn đạt, cách ăn nói
- tiếng, ngôn ngữ
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
of a country
1 [C] the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country: the Japanese language + How many languages do you speak? + Italian is my first language. + All the children must learn a foreign language. + She has a good command of the Spanish language. + a qualification in language teaching + 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 -
communication
2 [U] the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate: theories about the origins of language + a study of language acquisition in two-year-olds
style of speaking / writing
3 [U] a particular style of speaking or writing: bad / foul / strong language (= words that people may consider offensive) + literary / poetic language + the language of the legal profession + Give your instructions in everyday language.
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movements / symbols / sound
4 [C, U] a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound: the language of mime + the language of dolphins / bees
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computing
5 [C, U] a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer: a programming language
Idioms: mind / watch your language to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend sb: Watch your language, young man!
speak / talk the same language to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 speech, tongue, idiom, parlance, dialect, idiolect, patois, jargon, cant, argot, vernacular, Colloq lingo:
How many languages do you speak?
2 communication, intercourse, interaction:
Karl von Frisch studied the language of the bees.
3 jargon, lingua franca, vocabulary, terminology, vernacular, Colloq lingo:
In medical language, a head cold is called 'coryza'.
4 wording, words, phrasing, phraseology, style, diction:
Guarantees, insurance policies, and other such things should be written in simple language.
Collocation dictionary
1 system of communication
ADJ.
first, native
She grew up in Spain, so her first language is Spanish.
| foreign, second
How many foreign languages does she speak? the teaching of English as a second language
| original
Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles.
| source, target
(both technical)
| ancient, classical, dead
Latin is a dead language.
| modern | common, shared | indigenous, local | official
Belgium has two official languages.
| national
Portuguese is the national language of Brazil.
| international | minority
Some minority languages are dying out.
| spoken, written
She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language.
| colloquial, everyday, informal | formal | flowery, literary, poetic | racist, sexist | sign
Not all deaf people use sign language.
| body, non-verbal
You could tell from his body language that he was very embarrassed.
| legal, technical, etc. | computer, programming
VERB + LANGUAGE
speak | understand | use | learn, study | master | be couched in, be expressed in | enrich
idiomatic expressions that enrich the language
LANGUAGE + NOUN
acquisition, learning
new methods of language learning
| course, lesson
PREP.
in … ~
His letter was couched in very formal language.
PHRASES
command/knowledge/mastery of (a) language
Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old.
| use of language
The writer's use of language reflects the personality of each character.
2 offensive words
ADJ.
bad, crude, foul, obscene, offensive, strong
using foul language
VERB + LANGUAGE
use | mind, watch
The referee warned the players to mind their language.
More information about LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE:
excellent, fluent, good, perfect ~
He speaks fluent Japanese.
bad, broken, poor~
I got by with broken Chinese and sign language.
colloquial, idiomatic, non-standard, pidgin, standard ~
The inhabitants speak a kind of pidgin Spanish.
spoken, written ~
My spoken Polish is better than my written Polish.
business ~
She is doing a course in business English.
original ~
The fable is translated from the original French.
know, read, speak, understand, use ~
I am more comfortable using Spanish, if you don't mind.
be fluent in ~
She was fluent in German, Urdu and Swahili.
do, learn ~
I did German at school but I've forgotten most of it. I've been learning Arabic for four years.
improve, practise ~
I spent a month in Rome to improve my Italian.
master ~
I never really mastered Latin.
translate sth into ~
He has translated her latest book into Korean.
~ class, course, lesson
I'm late for my Russian class.
~ interpreter, speaker, a speaker of ~
the need for Gujarati interpreters
a command/knowledge of ~
He has a poor command of English.
in ~
What is ‘apple’ in French?He addressed me in his best Portuguese.
Concise English dictionary
languages'læŋgwɪdʒ
noun
+a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
+(language) communication by word of mouth
+a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
+the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
+the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
+the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
