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| American Sign Language n | (deaf language of North America) | Língua de Sinais Americana sf |
| ASL n | initialism (American Sign Language) (língua de sinais para americanos) | ASL sf |
| | (BRA) | libras sfpl |
| bad language n | (swearing, curse words) | xingamento, xingo sm |
| | Children often learn bad language from their parents and friends. |
| body language n | (communication via gesture, etc.) | expressão corporal loc sf |
| | I could tell from her body language that she was disappointed. |
| | Eu conseguia ver pela expressão corporal dela que ela estava desapontada. |
| BSL n | initialism (British Sign Language) | Língua de Sinais Britânica loc sf |
| coarse language n | (vulgar use of words) (palavras vulgares) | baixo calão sm |
| | That kind of coarse language is not appropriate in front of your mother. |
| dead language n | (no longer spoken) | língua morta sf |
| | Latin is a dead language. |
| dead language n | (no longer a first language) | língua morta sf |
| EFL n | initialism (English as a Foreign Language) (Inglês como Língua Estrangeira) | ILE abrev |
| | Laurie taught EFL in South Korea for two years. |
| ESL n | initialism (English as a Second Language) (inglês como segunda língua) | ESL abreviatura |
| figurative language n | (non-literal expressions) (expressão não literal) | linguagem figurada |
| | Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. |
| first language n | (mother tongue) (língua nativa) | língua materna loc sf |
| | English is not my first language. |
| | The first language of most Australians is English. |
| foreign language n | (language not one's mother tongue) | idioma estrangeiro loc sm |
| | | língua estrangeira loc sf |
| | The sooner you start learning a foreign language, the easier it will be. |
| foreign-language study n | (learning of other languages) | estudo de línguas, idiomas loc sf |
| | Foreign-language study is best done in the country in question. |
| formal language n | (formal words, phrases) | linguagem formal loc sf |
| | Diplomacy is always conducted in very formal language. |
| foul language n | (obscene words) | linguagem obscena loc sf |
| | | palavras obscenas loc sf pl |
| | The use of foul language may offend some people. |
| graphic language n | (imagery used to depict [sth]) | linguagem gráfica loc sf |
| | | linguagem visual loc sf |
| graphic language n | figurative (explicit or obscene words) (palavras explícitas ou obscenas) | linguagem de baixo nível loc sf |
| | | linguagem de baixo calão loc sf |
| high-level language n | (computer programming code) (linguagem formal, padrão) | linguagem de alto nível loc sf |
| | C++ is a high-level language. |
| informal language n | (colloquial words and expressions) | linguagem informal loc sf |
| | The lawyer explained the terms of the contract using informal language, so we could all understand. |
| language acquisition n | (learning of a language) (acadêmico) | aquisição de linguagem sf |
| | Tom studied linguistics and language acquisition at university. |
| language arts npl | (study of reading and writing) (estudo de leitura e escritura) | letras e artes loc sf pl |
| | Four years of study in language arts are usually required to graduate high school in the US. |
| language barrier n | figurative (difficulty in communication due to language difference) | barreira da linguagem sf |
| | To break through the language barrier when I was in Asia I communicated with gestures and drawings. |
| language laboratory n | (room with language-learning facilities) | laboratório linguístico loc sm |
| | The language lab at my university just received 20 new computers. |
| language study n | (learning of foreign languages) | estudo de idiomas loc sm |
| | I have a degree in mathematics, but my true love is language study. |
| literary language n | (writing, speech: formal or poetic style) (estilo formal ou poético) | linguagem literária loc sf |
| | Long complex sentences are a characteristic of literary language. |
| living language n | (language that is currently spoken) (língua que se fala atualmente) | língua viva loc sf |
| | Welsh is still a living language in many parts of Wales. |
| lost language n | (language that is no longer spoken) (língua que não é mais falada) | língua morta loc sf |
| | Trying to understand a lost language is like breaking a code. |
| | The Rosetta Stone helped us decipher the lost language of the ancient Egyptians. |
| low-level language n | (computer code) (informática) | linguagem de programação de baixo nível loc sf |
| | Assembly language is a typical example of a low-level language. |
| machine language n | (computer code) (info: código próprio para o processamento de dados) | linguagem de máquina loc sf |
mother tongue,
mother language n | (native language) (língua nativa) | língua materna sf + adj |
| | Juan's mother tongue is Spanish. |
| | A língua materna de Juan é o espanhol. |
| native language n | (first language, mother tongue) (primeira língua) | língua materna loc sf |
| | My native language is English, but I learned French at school. |
| natural language n | (language that has evolved naturally) | linguagem natural loc sf |
| | Programming languages and natural languages have many things in common. |
| obscene language n | (swearing, curse words) (profanação) | linguagem obscena, linguagem grosseira loc sf |
| | You should not use obscene language around children. |
| official language n | (language with legal status) (língua consagrada na lei de um país) | língua oficial loc sf |
| | The United States of America has no official language. |
| | Canada Has two official languages, English and French. |
| official language n | (words used on government documents) (linguagem dos documentos governamentais) | linguagem oficial loc sf |
| | Official language is often nothing more than double-speak and innuendo. |
| poetic language n | (flowery, expressive words) (floreado ou expressivo) | linguagem poética loc sf |
| profane language n | (obscenities, rude words) (obscenidades, palavras rudes) | linguagem profana loc sf |
| | | baixaria sf |
| | | obscenidade sf |
| | Don't use profane language around children! |
| second language n | (non-native language) | segunda língua loc sf |
| second language n | (language used in official setting) | segunda língua loc sf |
| | | idioma oficial loc sm |
| sign language n | (deaf language: visual signs) | linguagem de sinais loc sf |
| | (BRA) | LIBRAS sf |
| | | linguagem de surdo-mudo loc sf |
| | | linguagem gestual loc sf |
| | He can communicate perfectly by using sign language. |
| | Ele pode se comunicar perfeitamente usando linguagem de sinais. |
| sign language n | (communication by gesture) | linguagem gestual loc sf |
| | Kyle was doing sign language across the room to ask me if I wanted a drink. |
| source language n | (language from which [sth] is translated) (linguagem da qual algo é traduzido) | linguagem fonte sf |
| spoken language n | (speech, oral communication) (fala, comunicação oral) | linguagem falada sf |
| standard language n | (official dialect) (dialeto oficial) | linguagem padrão sf |
| | | língua mãe sf |
| | | idioma principal sm |
| symbolic language n | (metaphor, analogy) (metáfora, analogia) | metáfora sf |
| | | analogia sf |
| | | linguagem simbólica sf |
| | Poets often use symbolic language to describe events. |
| target language n | (language into which [sth] is translated) (linguagem para a qual algo é traduzido) | língua-alvo sf |
| | | idioma-alvo sm |
| | I usually translate from the source language into Spanish, the target language. |
| TESL n | initialism (Teaching English as a Second Language) | TESL sm |
| | | Ensino de Inglês como Segunda Língua expres |
| trade language | (business lingua franca) (comércio: língua franca) | linguagem comercial sf |
| vulgar language n | (swear or curse words, profanity) (palavras ofensivas, profandade) | linguagem vulgar sf |
| | The girl was sent out of the classroom for using vulgar language. |