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language meaning in Spanish

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language assistant (assistant teacher of a foreign language)
noun

auxiliar de conversaciónnoun
{m} {f}

language barrier (barrier to communication)
noun

barrera idiomáticanoun
{f}

language exchange noun

intercambio de idiomasnoun
{m}

tandemnoun
{m}

language family (set of languages)
noun
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈfæ.mə.li]
[US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈfæ.mə.li]

familia lingüísticanoun
{f}

language isolate (natural language without relatives)
noun
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt]
[US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈaɪ.sə.ˌlet]

lengua aisladanoun
{f}

language school (school where foreign languages are taught)
noun
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ skuːl]
[US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ ˈskuːl]

escuela de idiomasnoun
{f}

American Sign Language (language that uses hands, facial expressions, and other bodily behavior to communicate)
proper noun

lengua de señas americanaproper noun
{f}

assembly language (programming language)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈsem.bli ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ə.ˈsem.bli ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lenguaje ensambladornoun
{m}

auxiliary language noun
[UK: ɔːɡ.ˈzɪ.liə.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: agˈzɪ.ljə.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

auxilenguanoun
{f}

lengua auxiliarnoun
{f}

body language (non-verbal communication)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒ.di ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈbɑː.di ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

expresiones físicasnoun
{f}

kinésicanoun
{f}

movimientosnoun
{m}

quinésicanoun
{f}

classical language (ancient language with a rich literary tradition)
noun

lengua clásicanoun
{f}

constructed language (artificially created language)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstrʌk.tɪd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: kən.ˈstrək.təd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua artificialnoun
{f}

lengua construidanoun
{f}

dead language (language with no native speakers)
noun
[UK: ded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua muertanoun
{f}

foreign language [foreign languages] (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua extranjeranoun
{f}

formal language (set of finite strings)
noun

lenguaje formalnoun
{m}

heritage language (one's former native language)
noun

lengua heredadanoun
{f}

high-level language (user-friendly programming language)
noun

lenguaje de alto nivelnoun
{m}

how many languages do you speak (how many languages do you speak?)
phrase

¿cuántos idiomas habla?phrase

¿cuántos idiomas hablas?phrase

international auxiliary language (language)
noun

lengua auxiliar internacionalnoun
{f}

liturgical language (language)
noun

lengua litúrgicanoun
{f}

machine language (set of instructions for a computer)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈʃiːn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: mɪ.ˈʃiːn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lenguaje de máquinanoun
{m}

markup language (computer language using markups)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑːkʌp ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈmɑːrˌkəp ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lenguaje de marcadonoun
{m}

minority language (language spoken by a minority)
noun

lengua minoritarianoun
{f}

natural language (human language developed naturally)
noun
[UK: ˈnæt.ʃrəl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈnæ.tʃə.rəl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua naturalnoun
{f}

natural language processing (field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages)
noun

procesamiento del lenguaje naturalnoun
{m}

paralanguage (non-verbal elements of speech)
noun

paralenguajenoun
{m}

programming language [programming languages] (code of reserved words and symbols)
noun
[UK: ˈprəʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈproʊ.ɡræm.ɪŋ ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lenguaje de programaciónnoun
{m}

proto-language (common ancestor language)
noun

protolenguanoun
{f}

query language (computer language)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɪə.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈkwiː.ri ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lenguaje de consultanoun
{m}

reconstructed language (a hypothetical language formed by making comparisons between actual languages)
noun

lengua reconstruidanoun
{f}

Romance language (language descended from Latin)
noun

lengua romancenoun
{f}

lengua románicanoun
{f}

sign language [sign languages] noun
[UK: saɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈsaɪn ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua de señasnoun
{f}

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