What does langage in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word langage in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use langage in French.

The word langage in French means language, language, misuse of language, dual language, misuse of language, inappropriate use of language, body language, everyday language, everyday speech, assembly language, low-level language, programming language, body language, baby talk, childish babble, evolved language, informal language, informal speech, figurative language, source code, code, machine language, natural language, object language, textspeak, formal language, elevated language, textspeak, through misuse of language, be spoken language, language sciences, verbal tic, speech mannerism. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word langage

language

nom masculin (mode de communication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces jeunes ont développé un langage qui leur était propre.
These young people developed their own language.

language

nom masculin (informatique : codification d'instructions) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage pascal est moins permissif que le langage C.
Pascal language is less permissive than C language.

misuse of language

nom masculin (liberté prise avec les mots)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dual language

nom masculin (discours contraire selon le public)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

misuse of language, inappropriate use of language

nom masculin (mots peu châtiés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

body language

nom masculin (communication non-verbale) (communication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage corporel repose sur les gestes, les attitudes et les mimiques.

everyday language, everyday speech

nom masculin (langage parlé non soutenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

assembly language

nom masculin (informatique : langage machine) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

low-level language

nom masculin (langage proche du processeur) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un langage de bas niveau se rapproche du langage machine « binaire ».

programming language

nom masculin (code informatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

body language

nom masculin (communication non-verbale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage du corps fait passer un message aussi efficace que les mots qu'on prononce.

baby talk, childish babble

nom masculin (langage peu évolué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

evolved language

nom masculin (informatique : langage algorithmique) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les langages évolués utilisent des instructions algorithmiques qui doivent être traduites en plusieurs instructions en langage assembleur.

informal language, informal speech

nom masculin (langage parlé ou relâché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

figurative language

nom masculin (langage non littéral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

source code, code

nom masculin (syntaxe de programmation) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

machine language

nom masculin (langage proche du processeur) (computer code)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage machine, ou code machine, est dépendant du processeur.

natural language

nom masculin (langue humaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

object language

nom masculin (informatique : programmation par objet) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

textspeak

nom masculin (écrit fait d'abréviations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

formal language, elevated language

nom masculin (langage à mots soutenus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

textspeak

nom masculin (écriture abrégée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le langage texto modifie l'orthographe des mots en réduisant leur longueur.
Textspeak changes the spelling of words to make them shorter.

through misuse of language

locution adverbiale (par simplification linguistique)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be spoken language

locution verbale (appartenir à la langue relâchée)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

language sciences

nom féminin pluriel (étude de la linguistique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les sciences du langage sont les études et applications linguistiques.

verbal tic, speech mannerism

nom masculin (tournure souvent employée à l'oral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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