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langue de Molière
noun, feminine
the French language
langue de Pouchkine
noun, feminine
the Russian language
langue de Shakespeare
noun, feminine
the English language
langue de Tolstoï
noun, feminine
the Russian language
langue de Vondel
noun, feminine
the Dutch language
langue de belle-mère
noun, masculine
party horn, party puffer; plant of genus Sansevieria
langue de bois
noun, feminine
wooden language, waffle (speech that is vague, pretentious or evasive); cant (empty hypocritical talk)
langue de bœuf
noun, feminine
oxtongue, beef tongue
langue de cerf
noun, feminine
synonym of scolopendre (“hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)”)
langue de chat
noun, feminine
cat's tongue (biscuit)
langue de départ
noun, feminine
source language
langue de si
noun, feminine
any of the Old Spanish dialects during the Middle Ages; any of the southern European Romance languages during the Middle Ages in which the word for yes was si, particularly Italian dialects, by opposition to langue d'oc and langue d'oïl
langue de travail
noun, feminine
working language (language that is given a unique legal status in an international organization or other supranational body as its primary means of communication); working language (language that a translator or interpreter works with)
langue de vipère
noun, feminine
serpent's tongue, tendency to speak maliciously; person with such a tendency, malicious gossip
langue des signes
noun, feminine
sign language
American Sign Language
French Sign Language
langue fille
noun, feminine
daughter language
langue franche
noun, feminine
lingua franca (common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
langue littéraire
noun, feminine
literary language (the register of a language that is used in literary writing)
langue maternelle
noun, feminine
mother tongue
langue morte
noun, feminine
dead language (language with no native speakers)
langue mère
noun, feminine
parent language
langue reconstruite
noun, feminine
reconstructed language
langue romane
noun, feminine
Romance language
langue source
noun, feminine
source language
langue sœur
noun, feminine
sister language
langue verte
noun, feminine
slang; argot
langue vivante
noun, feminine
living language (language which is still spoken in the contemporary period, as opposed to a dead language)
langue vocale
noun, feminine
vocal language/oral language as opposed to sign language
langue véhiculaire
noun, feminine
lingua franca (common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
langue écrite
noun, feminine
written language (written form of a language); written language (language that has a written form)
langue étrangère
noun, feminine
foreign language
langue-toit
noun, feminine
dachsprache
languedocien
adjective
Languedocian (of, from or relating to Languedoc)
languedocien
noun, masculine
Languedocian (the dialect of the Occitan language spoken in Languedoc-Roussillon)
languette
noun, feminine
a small tongue-shaped object, such as the tongue of a shoe
langueur
noun, feminine
languor
languide
adjective
languid
languidly
to languish; to lie torpid; to flag, die down, slack off, be slack; to wither, weaken; to long, pine, or yearn (for)
languidly, languishingly
languissant
adjective
languishing
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of languir
lanifère
adjective
laniferous
laniste
noun, masculine
owner and trainer of gladiators
lanière
noun, feminine
a strap, lanyard; a strip
lanoline
noun, feminine
lanolin
lansquenet
noun, feminine
lansquenet
lant
noun, masculine
zebu (Bos taurus indicus)
lantana
noun, masculine
lantana
lantanier
noun, masculine
lantana
lanterne
noun, feminine
lantern; street light
lanterne d'Aristote
noun, feminine
Aristotle's lantern (jaws of sea urchins)
lanterne rouge
noun, feminine
red lantern; red lantern at the rear of a train; Lanterne rouge, the competitor in last place in a competition; the person or entity at the bottom of a ranking; Lanterne rouge, last place in a competition or other ranking
lanterneau
noun, masculine
skylight
to dilly-dally; to delay or put off
lanternon
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of lanterneau
lanthanate
noun, masculine
lanthanate
lanthane
noun, masculine
lanthanum