lenguaje

Definitions of lenguaje
  1. noun
    the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
    synonyms: habla
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    facultad, facultad cognitiva, facultad mental
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
  2. noun
    a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
    synonyms: comunicación lingüística
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    lenguaje de signos, mímica
    language expressed by visible hand gestures
    lenguaje artificial
    a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
    metalenguaje
    a language that can be used to describe languages
    idioma, lengua, lenguaje natural
    a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
    lingua franca
    a common language used by speakers of different languages
    oración
    a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
    esperanto
    an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages
    interlingua
    an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages
    lenguaje de programación
    (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
    aplicación orientada al lenguaje
    a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user
    lengua materna
    one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
    criollo
    a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
    lengua franca, lingua franca, pidgin
    an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
    llengua niger-kordofaniana
    the family of languages that includes most of the languages spoken in Africa south of the Sahara; the majority of them are tonal languages but there are important exceptions (e.g., Swahili or Fula)
    lengua nilo-sahariana
    a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania
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    comunicación
    something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
  3. noun
    a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
    synonyms: habla
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    expresión
    the style of expressing yourself
  4. noun
    (language) communication by word of mouth
    synonyms: habla
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    letra
    the words that are spoken
    conversación
    the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
    discusión
    an exchange of views on some topic
    expresión, locución
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    idiolecto
    the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
    hechicería, hechizo
    a verbal formula believed to have magical force
    monólogo, soliloquio
    speech you make to yourself
    calco lingüístico
    an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
    ambigüedad
    an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    eufemismo
    an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    trabalenguas
    an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly
    fuego cruzado
    a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
    plática
    conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information
    encontronazo
    a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
    charla
    an informal conversation
    charladuría, chismografía, comadreo, cotilleo
    a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
    charla, charloteo, garla
    an exchange of ideas via conversation
    parla, parloteo
    inconsequential conversation
    intercambio
    social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.
    coloquio
    formal conversation
    debate
    a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
    sobremesa
    conversation during a meal
    conversación telefónica
    a conversation over the telephone
    tète-a-tète, tú-a-tú
    a private conversation between two people
    deliberación
    (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
    conferencia, congreso
    a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
    gestión, negociación, tramitación
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
    referencia anatómica
    an expression that relates to anatomy
    eslogan, lema, slogan
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    axioma, máxima, sentencia
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    epigrama
    a witty saying
    adagio, dicho, proverbio, refrán, sentencia
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    expresión idiomática, frase hecha
    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    dialecto, habla
    the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
    lengua vernácula
    the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
    argot, calandria, caló, idioma, jerga, jerigonza, lengua vernácula, lunfardo, rumano
    a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    conjuro
    a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
    ceniza, cenizo, duendecillo, gafe, mala suerte, malapata
    an evil spell
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    comunicación oral
    communication that relies on hearing
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