le

masculine

/lɑ̃.ɡaʒ/

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Translation

language (way of speaking), speech

Word origin

From langue ('tongue'), from Latin lingua. French keeps langue for a named language and langage for the faculty or the manner of speaking.

Origin: Latin
Root: lingua
English cognates: language, linguistic

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Plurallangages

Examples

The way children speak changes quickly.

You should watch your language in front of them.

Machine languages are hard to learn.

His body language says it all.

That language is too harsh for a child.

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This word is part of lesson 48.