| صيغ مركبة |
| bad language n | (swearing, curse words) | شتائم |
| | Children often learn bad language from their parents and friends. |
| body language n | (communication via gesture, etc.) | لغة الإشارة |
| | I could tell from her body language that she was disappointed. |
| colourful language, US: colorful language n | (swearing, use of curse words) | لغة الشتائم |
| | I have to warn you, this movie contains some rather colourful language. |
| colourful language, US: colorful language n | (vivid description) | وصف حيوي |
| | The author described the scene with such colorful language that I felt as though I were actually there. |
| dead language n | (language whose speakers have died out) | لغة ميتة |
| | Latin is a dead language. |
| dead language n | (language which is no longer a first language) | لغة أثرية قديمة |
| figurative language n | (non-literal expressions) | لغة مجازية |
| | Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. |
| first language n | (mother tongue) | اللغة الأم |
| | English is not my first language. |
| | The first language of most Australians is English. |
| foreign language n | (language not one's mother tongue) | اللغة الأجنبية |
| | The sooner you start learning a foreign language, the easier it will be. |
| foreign-language study n | (learning of other languages) | دراسة اللغة الأجنبية |
| | That university is well known for the diversity of programmes they offer in foreign-language study. |
| formal language n | (correct or polite words and phrases) | لغة رسمية |
| | Diplomacy is always conducted in very formal language. |
| foul language n | (obscene words) | كلام فاحش |
| | The use of foul language may offend some people. |
| high-level language n | (formal language) | لغة رسمية |
| | C++ is a high-level language. High level programming languages use more human-like syntax. |
| informal language n | (colloquial words and expressions) | لغة غير رسمية |
| | The lawyer explained the terms of the contract using informal language, so we could all understand. |
| language arts npl | (study of reading and writing) | فنون اللغة: القراءة والكتابة |
| | 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) | الحاجز اللغوي، صعوبة التواصل |
| | Though there was a language barrier when I traveled through Asia, I communicated with gestures and drawings. |
| language laboratory n | (room with language-learning facilities) | مختبر اللغات |
| | The language lab at my university just received 20 new computers. |
| language study n | (learning of foreign languages) | دراسة اللغات |
| | I have a degree in mathematics, but my true love is language study. |
| literary language n | (writing, speech: formal or poetic style) | لغة الأدب |
| | Some Renaissance historians eschewed literary language, preferring to write in a more straightforward style. |
| living language n | (language that is currently spoken) | لغة حية |
| | Welsh is still a living language in many parts of Wales. |
| lost language n | (language that is no longer spoken) | لغة ميتة |
| | 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) | لغة برمجة الحاسوب |
| machine language n | (computer code) | لغة برمجة الحاسوب |
| mother language n | (native tongue, first language) | اللغة الأم، اللغة الأصلية |
| native language n | (first language, mother tongue) | اللغة الأم |
| | My native language is English, but I learned French at school. |
| natural language n | (language that has evolved naturally) | لغة طبيعية |
| | Programming languages and natural languages have many things in common. |
| obscene language n | (swearing, curse words) | لغة سوقية |
| | You should not use obscene language around children. |
| official language n | (language with legal status) | اللغة الرسمية |
| | 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) | اللغة المستخدمة في الوثائق الحكومية |
| | Official language is often nothing more than double-speak and innuendo. |
| poetic language n | (flowery or expressive words) | لغة شاعرية، لغة مثيرة للعواطف |
| profane language n | (obscenities, rude words) | لغة قبيحة |
| | Don't use profane language around children! |
| sign language n | (deaf language of visual signs) | لغة الإشارة |
| | He's deaf, but he can communicate by using sign language. |
| sign language n | (communication by gesture) | لغة الاتصال بالإشارة |
| spoken language n | (speech, oral communication) | اللغة الناطقة |
| standard language n | (official dialect) | اللغة الفصحى، اللغة الرسمية |
| symbolic language n | (metaphor, analogy) | لغة رمزية |
| | Poets often use symbolic language to describe events. |
| target language n | (language into which sth is translated) | لغة الهدف/ لغة الغرض |
| | I usually translate from the source language into Spanish, the target language. |
| vulgar language n | (swear or curse words, profanity) | اللغة السوقية |
| | The girl was sent out of the classroom for using vulgar language. |
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