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språk meaning in English

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ordspråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

proverb [proverbs](phrase expressing a basic truth)
noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːb] [US: ˈprɑː.vərb]

saying [sayings](proverb or maxim)
noun
[UK: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈseɪ.ɪŋ]

Ordspråksboken proper noun
{m}

Proverbs(book of the Bible)
proper noun
[UK: ˈprɒ.vɜːbz] [US: ˈprɑː.vərbz]

pidginspråk substantiv
{n}

pidgin [pidgins](amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.dʒɪn] [US: ˈpɪ.dʒɪn]

portugisiskspråkig adjektiv

Lusophone(of a place, Portuguese-speaking)
adjective

programmeringsspråk [~et ~] substantiv

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

programspråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

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

rekonstruerat språk substantiv
{n}

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

riksspråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

standard language(standard variety)
noun
[UK: ˈstæn.dəd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈstæn.dərd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

romanskt språk substantiv
{n}

Romance language(language descended from Latin)
noun

rövarspråket proper noun
{n}

Rövarspråket(type of wordplay developed in Sweden)
proper noun

siouxspråk proper noun

Sioux(language group)
proper noun
[UK: suː] [US: ˈsuː]

skenspråk substantiv
{n}

doublespeak(language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning)
noun
[UK: ˈdʌb.l̩.ˌspik] [US: ˈdʌ.bəl.ˌspik]

skriftspråklig [~t ~a] adjektiv

bookish(characterized by a method of expression generally found in books)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʊkɪʃ] [US: ˈbʊkɪʃ]

skriftspråksuttal substantiv
{n}

spelling pronunciationnoun

skriptspråk substantiv
{n}

scripting languagenoun

standardspråk substantiv
{n}

standard language(standard variety)
noun
[UK: ˈstæn.dəd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ] [US: ˈstæn.dərd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

svenskspråkig [~t ~a] adjektiv

Swedish(of or pertaining to the Swedish language)
adjective
[UK: ˈswiː.dɪʃ] [US: ˈswiː.ˌdɪʃ]

Swedophone(Swedish-speaking)
adjective

ta i anspråk verb

harness [harnessed, harnessing, harnesses](to control or put to use)
verb
[UK: ˈhɑː.nəs] [US: ˈhɑːr.nəs]

talspråk [~et ~] substantiv

colloquialism [colloquialisms](colloquial expression)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈləʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm] [US: kəˈlo.ʊ.kwɪə.lɪ.zəm]

eye dialect(deliberate nonstandard spellings)
noun

teckenspråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

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

trespråkig adjektiv

trilingual(able to read or speak three languages)
adjective
[UK: ˈtraɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl] [US: traɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl]

trespråkighet substantiv
{c}

trilingualism(the speaking of three languages)
noun

tvåspråkig [~t ~a] adjektiv

bilingual(speaking two languages)
adjective
[UK: baɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl] [US: baɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl]
Are you bilingual? = Är du tvåspråkig?

tvåspråkighet [~en] substantiv
{c}

bilingualism(condition of being bilingual)
noun
[UK: baɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.ˌlɪ.zəm] [US: baɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.ˌlɪ.zəm]

tänkespråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

apothegm [apothegms](A short witty instructive saying)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.pə.θem] [US: ˈæ.pə.θem]

urspråk [~et ~] substantiv

proto-language(common ancestor language)
noun

ursäkta språket verb

pardon my French(please excuse my swearing or bad language (idiomatic))
verb

utdött språk substantiv
{n}

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

valspråk [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

motto [mottos](sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement)
noun
[UK: ˈmɒ.təʊ] [US: ˈmɑːto.ʊ]

watchword [watchwords](word used as expressive of a principle)
noun
[UK: ˈwɒt.ʃwɜːd] [US: ˈwɑːˌt.ʃwərd]

vardagsspråk [~et ~] substantiv

vernacular [vernaculars](everyday speech)
noun
[UK: və.ˈnæ.kjʊ.lə(r)] [US: vər.ˈnæ.kjə.lər]

vilka språk talar du? phrase

what languages do you speak(what languages do you speak?)
phrase

vårda språket verb

watch one's mouthverb

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