1 (faculty, style of speech) lenguaje; (m) they examined how children acquire language how do children acquire language? Gestures are more basic, are deeper than language.
the tone of his language was diplomatic and polite se expresó de forma diplomática y educada
I admire the directness /of the language/. Mr Harris has not been afraid to use language that many in his party despise
2 (national tongue) lengua; (f) idioma; (m) the history of the English language
the Spanish language la lengua española; el idioma español; he studies languages estudia idiomas lenguas;or she can speak six languages habla seis idiomas
foreign words which come into the language Within a month the phrase would be part of the language. \COB1
first language lengua materna; (f) modern languages lenguas modernas; (f)
we don't talk the same language no hablamos el mismo idioma it still helps if you and your hairdresser are speaking the same language about the type of perm you want
3 (means of expression) lenguaje; (m) in plain language en lenguaje sencillo; legal/technical language lenguaje jurídico/técnico; (m) the language of violence el lenguaje de la violencia
While an attorney understands contracts and legal language, a good broker knows the marketplace, values, and negotiation strategies Just because doctors use technical language, it doesn't mean they're using doublespeak This is not /the language of diplomacy/. It is the language of an agressor... Public expressions of concern in the international arena about the arms trade are an established part of the language of diplomacy ...the language of sociology ...the language of business the language of art/science/flowers symbolism is the language of dreams he was taught maths, the language of science, from an early age it takes a long time for you to understand how you interpret the language of art. You have to learn the symbolism of the art and its conventions an ideological battle between those who favour signing as the language of the deaf and those who favour lip-reading and attempted verbalisation whilst there is some truth in the notion of a language of non- verbal behaviour, it tends to be overstated ...the language of love-making.
4 (Comput) lenguaje; (m) ...higher level languages such as Fortran and Basic.
computer language lenguaje de ordenador computador(a); (m)or (LAm)
5 (swear words) watch your language no digas palabrotas
"Albert," she said. "Your language!"
that's no language to use to your mother! ¡así no se habla a tu madre!; bad language palabrotas; (f) lenguaje grosero; (m)
There's too much bad language on TV
