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native [ˈneɪtɪv]1. adjectivea. ( = original) [country] natal ; [language] maternelb. [talent, ability] innéc. [plant, animal] indigène2. noun( = person) autochtone mf3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, l'expression Native Americans désigne les populations autochtones, par opposition aux Américains d'origine européenne, africaine ou asiatique. On peut aussi parler d'« American Indian » (Indien d'Amérique), mais l'on évite les dénominations « Red Indian » ou « redskin » (Peau-Rouge), considérées comme méprisantes ou insultantes.* * *['neɪtɪv] 1.2.to be a native of — [person, plant] être originaire de
1) ( original) [land] natal; [tongue] maternel/-ellenative German speaker — personne f de langue maternelle allemande
2) Botany, Zoology indigèneto go native — hum adopter les coutumes locales
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native ['neɪtɪv]1 noun∎ I'm a native of Portland je suis originaire de Portland, je suis né à Portland;∎ she's a native of Belgium elle est belge de naissance, elle est née en Belgique;∎ she speaks English like a native elle parle anglais comme si c'était sa langue maternelle ou comme les Anglais;(c) Botany (plant) plante f indigène; Zoology (animal) animal m indigène; (species) espèce f indigène;∎ this plant/animal is a native of southern Europe c'est une plante/un animal indigène au sud de l'Europe∎ our native soil or clay notre sol natal;∎ his native London Londres, sa ville natale;∎ he always writes in his native Russian il écrit toujours en russe, sa langue maternelle(b) (by birth) natif(c) (indigenous → resources) du pays; (→ tribe, customs, labour) indigène; (→ costume) du pays, national;∎ to go native adopter les us et coutumes locaux(d) (innate → ability, attraction) inné, naturel∎ native to India originaire de l'Inde►► Native American Indien(enne) m,f d'Amérique, Amérindien(enne) m,f;Native Australian aborigène mf;Australian native bear koala m;native Indians Indiens mpl de naissance ou de souche;native land pays m natal;native son enfant m du pays;∎ Portland honours its native sons Portland rend hommage à ses enfants;Linguistics native speaker locuteur(trice) m,f natif(ive);∎ a native speaker of Polish, a Polish native speaker une personne de langue maternelle polonaise;∎ a native speaker of French/German, a French/German native speaker un francophone/germanophone, une personne de langue maternelle française/allemande;∎ I'm not a native speaker ce n'est pas ma langue maternelle;native wit esprit m naturel -
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1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) natal2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) nativo3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) nativo, de nacimiento4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) natural, innato
2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) originario2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) indígena•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
- the Nativity
native1 adj1. indígena / nativo2. materno3. natalnative2 n indígena / nativotr['neɪtɪv]1 (place) natal; (language) materno,-a2 (plant, animal) originario,-a3 (relating to natives) de los indígenas1 natural nombre masulino o femenino, nativo,-a2 (original inhabitant) indígena nombre masulino o femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLNative American indio,-a americano,-anative ['neɪt̬ɪv] adj1) innate: innato2) : natalher native city: su ciudad natal3) indigenous: indígeno, autóctononative n1) aborigine: nativo m, -va f; indígena mf2) : natural mhe's a native of Mexico: es natural de Méxicoadj.• indígena adj.• materno, -a adj.• natal adj.• nativo, -a adj.• natural adj.• oriundo, -a adj.• patrio, -a adj.n.• indígena s.f.• nativo s.m.• natural s.m.• oriundo s.m.• propio s.m.• vecino s.m.
I 'neɪtɪv1)a) ( of or by birth) <country/town> natal, nativo; < customs> nativo; < language> maternohis native land — su patria, su tierra natal
a native speaker of... — un hablante nativo de...
b) ( innate) <ability/wit/charm> innato2) ( indigenous) <plant/animal> autóctonoto be native TO something — ser* originario de algo
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he is a native of Texas — es natural or oriundo de Tejas
b) ( Anthrop) nativo, -va m,f, indígena mfc) (plant, animal)
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Cultural note:
El término de más amplia aceptación para referirse a los pueblos indígenas de América y el Caribe. De acuerdo al Bureau of Indian Affairs, organización del gobierno de EEUU que trata todo los asuntos relacionados con los indios, existen en ese país cerca de 550 tribus que totalizan alrededor de 1,2 millones de personas. De éstas, cerca de un millón vive en reservaciones y alrededor del 37% están desempleadas. Muchas reservaciones abren casinos basándose en el hecho de que pueden establecer sus propias normas['neɪtɪv]1. ADJ1) (=of one's birth) [town, country, soil] natal2) (=indigenous)a) [inhabitant, culture, population] indígenab) [plant, animal, species] autóctono, originario del lugar3) (=innate) [ability, talent] natural, innatonative wit — ingenio m
2. N1) (referring to birth or nationality) nativo(-a) m / f2) † freq pej (=member of indigenous people) indígena mf3) (=plant, animal)3.CPDnative country, native land N — patria f
native language N — lengua f materna
native son N — liter hijo m predilecto
native speaker N — hablante mf nativo(-a)
a Spanish native speaker, a native speaker of Spanish — un hablante nativo de español
native tongue N — = native language
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I ['neɪtɪv]1)a) ( of or by birth) <country/town> natal, nativo; < customs> nativo; < language> maternohis native land — su patria, su tierra natal
a native speaker of... — un hablante nativo de...
b) ( innate) <ability/wit/charm> innato2) ( indigenous) <plant/animal> autóctonoto be native TO something — ser* originario de algo
II
he is a native of Texas — es natural or oriundo de Tejas
b) ( Anthrop) nativo, -va m,f, indígena mfc) (plant, animal)
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Cultural note:
El término de más amplia aceptación para referirse a los pueblos indígenas de América y el Caribe. De acuerdo al Bureau of Indian Affairs, organización del gobierno de EEUU que trata todo los asuntos relacionados con los indios, existen en ese país cerca de 550 tribus que totalizan alrededor de 1,2 millones de personas. De éstas, cerca de un millón vive en reservaciones y alrededor del 37% están desempleadas. Muchas reservaciones abren casinos basándose en el hecho de que pueden establecer sus propias normas -
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1) (a person who is or was speaking.) persona que habla, interlocutor, conferenciante2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) altavozspeaker n1. orador / conferenciante2. altavoz / bafletr['spiːkəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) persona que habla, el que habla, la que habla; (in dialogue) interlocutor,-ra; (in public) orador,-ra; (lecturer) conferenciante nombre masulino o femenino2 (of language) hablante nombre masulino o femenino3 (loudspeaker) altavoz nombre masculino1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el/la presidente,-a de la Cámara de los Comunes2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL el/la presidente,-a de la Cámara de los Representantes■ Mr/Madam Speaker Señor/Señora presidente,-aspeaker ['spi:kər] n1) : hablante mfa native speaker: un hablante nativo2) : orador m, -dora fthe keynote speaker: el orador principal3) loudspeaker: altavoz m, altoparlante mn.• altavoz (Electrónica) s.m.• hablante s.m.• hablista s.m.,f.• interlocutor s.m.• orador, -ora s.m.,f.• vocero, -era s.m.,f.'spiːkər, 'spiːkə(r)1)a) ( person who speaks)b) ( in public) orador, -dora m,fc) ( of language) hablante mfa native speaker of Spanish, a Spanish native speaker — un hablante nativo de español
d) ( Govt) presidente, -ta m,f2) ( Audio)a) ( loudspeaker) altavoz m, (alto)parlante m (AmS)b) ( of hi-fi) baf(f)le m, parlante m (AmS)['spiːkǝ(r)]N1) (gen) el(-la) m / f que habla; (in public) orador(a) m / f ; (at conference) ponente mf, orador(a) m / f ; (=lecturer) conferenciante mfas the last speaker said... — como dijo el señor/la señora que acaba de hablar...
he's a good speaker — es buen orador, habla bien
2) [of language] hablante mfFrench speakers — los hablantes de francés, los francoparlantes
all speakers of Spanish — todos los que hablan español, todos los hispanohablantes
are you a Welsh speaker? — ¿habla usted galés?
3) (=loud-speaker) altavoz m, altoparlante m (LAm)speakers [of hi-fi system] bafles mpl, parlantes mpl4) (Pol)the Speaker — (Brit) el Presidente/la Presidenta de la Cámara de los Comunes; (US) el Presidente/la Presidenta de la Cámara de los Representantes
See:see cultural note FRONT BENCH in frontSPEAKER En el sistema parlamentario británico el Speaker es la máxima autoridad de la Cámara de los Comunes ( House of Commons) y su misión es presidirla y hacer que se guarde el orden y que se acaten las normas establecidas. Es elegido al comienzo de la legislatura por parlamentarios ( MPs) de todos los partidos y puede pertenecer a cualquiera de ellos. Una vez que toma posesión de su cargo, el Speaker no vota ni toma la palabra (excepto a nivel oficial) y ha de ser totalmente imparcial. Los parlamentarios suelen comenzar sus discursos dirigiéndose al Speaker en vez de a toda la Cámara, como por ejemplo en: Mister/Madam Speaker, I feel very strongly about this.
En Estados Unidos, el Speaker es el encargado de presidir la Cámara de los Representantes ( House of Representatives) y es también el dirigente del partido mayoritario, además de miembro de la Cámara. Es elegido por los miembros de su partido y se encarga de las actas de las sesiones de la Cámara y de actuar como portavoz de su partido. Es uno de los puestos más influyentes del gobierno federal, además de ser el que sigue al Vicepresidente ( Vice-President) en la sucesión a la presidencia.* * *['spiːkər, 'spiːkə(r)]1)a) ( person who speaks)b) ( in public) orador, -dora m,fc) ( of language) hablante mfa native speaker of Spanish, a Spanish native speaker — un hablante nativo de español
d) ( Govt) presidente, -ta m,f2) ( Audio)a) ( loudspeaker) altavoz m, (alto)parlante m (AmS)b) ( of hi-fi) baf(f)le m, parlante m (AmS) -
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nounbe a French speaker, be a speaker of French — Französisch sprechen
3)Speaker — (Polit.) Sprecher, der; ≈ Parlamentspräsident, der
4) see academic.ru/43896/loudspeaker">loudspeaker•• Cultural note:Der Sprecher des House of Representatives wird von der Mehrheitspartei gestellt. Er ist der Führer seiner Partei und hat eine starke Stellung im Repräsentantenhaus, besonders bei der Wahl von Ausschussmitgliedern. Er ruft Versammlungen zur Ordnung und erteilt Abgeordneten das Wort. Bei Debatten wird der Sprecher mit Mr Speaker angeredetDer Sprecher des House of Representatives wird von der Mehrheitspartei gestellt. Er ist der Führer seiner Partei und hat eine starke Stellung im Repräsentantenhaus, besonders bei der Wahl von Ausschussmitgliedern. Er ruft Versammlungen zur Ordnung und erteilt Abgeordneten das Wort. Bei Debatten wird der Sprecher mit Mr Speaker angeredet* * *1) (a person who is or was speaking.) der/die Redner(in)2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) der Lautsprecher* * *speak·er[ˈspi:kəʳ, AM -ɚ]nkeynote \speaker Hauptsprecher(in) m(f), politischer Programmredner/politische Programmrednerinto be a plain \speaker die Dinge offen beim Namen nennenpublic \speaker öffentlicher Redner/öffentliche Rednerinhe's a French \speaker er spricht Französischshe's a [fluent] \speaker of various languages sie spricht mehrere Sprachen [fließend]the couple there are non-English \speakers dieses Paar dort spricht kein Englisch3. (chair)Madame \speaker Frau Vorsitzendethe S\speaker of the House AM POL der Vorsitzende des Repräsentantenhauses* * *['spiːkə(r)]nall speakers of German, all German speakers — alle, die Deutsch sprechen, alle Deutsch Sprechenden; (esp native speakers) alle Deutschsprachigen
2) Sprecher(in) m(f); (in lecture, = public speaker) Redner(in) m(f)our speaker today is... —
he's a good/poor speaker — er ist ein guter/schlechter Redner
4) (PARL)Speaker — Sprecher(in) m(f)
Mr Speaker — ≈ Herr Präsident
* * *speaker s1. Sprecher(in), Redner(in)a) Br Präsident(in) des Unter- oder Oberhausesb) US Präsident(in) des Kongresses:Mr Speaker Herr Präsident;catch the Speaker’s eye das Wort erhaltenhe’s a speaker of English er spricht oder kann Englisch4. US Vortragsbuch n5. ELEK Lautsprecher m* * *nounbe a French speaker, be a speaker of French — Französisch sprechen
3)Speaker — (Polit.) Sprecher, der; ≈ Parlamentspräsident, der
4) see loudspeaker•• Cultural note:Der Sprecher des House of Representatives wird von der Mehrheitspartei gestellt. Er ist der Führer seiner Partei und hat eine starke Stellung im Repräsentantenhaus, besonders bei der Wahl von Ausschussmitgliedern. Er ruft Versammlungen zur Ordnung und erteilt Abgeordneten das Wort. Bei Debatten wird der Sprecher mit Mr Speaker angeredetDer Sprecher des House of Representatives wird von der Mehrheitspartei gestellt. Er ist der Führer seiner Partei und hat eine starke Stellung im Repräsentantenhaus, besonders bei der Wahl von Ausschussmitgliedern. Er ruft Versammlungen zur Ordnung und erteilt Abgeordneten das Wort. Bei Debatten wird der Sprecher mit Mr Speaker angeredet* * *n.Redner - m.Referent -en m.Sprecher - m. -
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ˈspi:kə сущ.
1) а) говорящий native speaker( of a language) ≈ носитель языка;
говорящий на родном языке человек fluent speaker ≈ хорошо, свободно, связно говорящий б) оратор, выступающий;
лектор effective, good speaker ≈ хороший оратор guest speaker ≈ приглашенный лектор public speaker ≈ оратор в) диктор
2) (the Speaker) спикер( в парламенте)
3) громкоговоритель;
рупор прям. и перен. говорящий - he is an excellent * of French он отлично говорит по-французски - foreign *s of Russian иностранцы, говорящие по-русски - the voices of the *s in the next room could be faintly heard из соседней комнаты слабо доносились голоса говорящих выступающий (на собрании) ;
оратор - the first * первый выступающий, первый взявший слово - glib * речистый оратор - soapbox * уличный оратор;
оратор-демагог - to applaud the * наградить оратора аплодисментами - the crowd howled down the * толпа освистала выступавшего - he is no * он плохой оратор лектор;
докладчик (тж. main *) - guest * приглашенный лектор;
докладчик со стороны - keynote * основной докладчик, особ. выступающий с программной речью (S.) (парламентское) спикер - S. of the House of Representatives спикер палаты представителей представитель, выразитель, рупор ( мнения) - * for the ministry представитель министерства - to be the * of a delegation выступать от имени делегации диктор громкоговоритель, динамик чтец-декламатор (книга) speaker: deputy ~ заместитель спикера ~ оратор;
he is no speaker он плохой оратор loud ~ радио громкоговоритель, репродуктор speaker громкоговоритель ~ радио диктор ~ оратор;
he is no speaker он плохой оратор ~ рупор ~ (the S.) спикер (председатель палаты общин в Англии, председатель палаты представителей в США) ~ тот, кто говорит, говорящий Speaker: Speaker: ~ of Parliament спикер парламента speaker: speaker: deputy ~ заместитель спикера -
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speak·er [ʼspi:kəʳ, Am -ɚ] nguest \speaker Gastredner(in) m(f);keynote \speaker Hauptsprecher(in) m(f), politischer Programmredner/politische Programmrednerin;to be a plain \speaker die Dinge offen beim Namen nennen;public \speaker öffentlicher Redner/öffentliche Rednerinhe's a French \speaker er spricht Französisch;she's a [fluent] \speaker of various languages sie spricht mehrere Sprachen [fließend];the couple there are non-English \speakers dieses Paar dort spricht kein Englisch;native \speaker Muttersprachler(in) m(f)3) ( chair)S\speaker Sprecher(in) m(f);Madame \speaker Frau Vorsitzende; -
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A n1 gen, Bot, Zool ( from a particular place) natif/-ive m/f ; to be a native of [person, plant] être originaire de ; to speak a language like a native parler une langue comme si c'était sa langue maternelle ;3 péj ( local resident) autochtone mf ; the natives never visit the museum hum les gens du pays ne vont jamais au musée.B adj1 ( original) [land] natal ; [tongue] maternel/-elle ; his native Austria l'Autriche, son pays natal ; native German speaker personne f de langue maternelle allemande ; native English speaker anglophone mf ; native French speaker francophone mf ;2 Anthrop, Bot, Zool [labour, peoples, quarter, species] indigène ; native to Northern Europe originaire de l'Europe du Nord ; to go native hum adopter les coutumes locales ;4 ( local) [produce] du pays. -
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speaker [ˈspi:kər]a. celui m (or celle f) qui parle ; (in dialogue, discussion) interlocuteur m, - trice f ; (in public) orateur m, - trice f ; ( = lecturer) conférencier m, - ière f• he's a good/poor speaker il parle bien/malb. Speaker (of the House) (British) président (e) m(f) de la Chambre des communes ; (US) président (e) m(f) de la Chambre des représentantsd. ( = loudspeaker) enceinte f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━En Grande-Bretagne, le Speaker est le président de la Chambre des communes, qui veille au respect du règlement et au bon déroulement des séances. Élu au début de chaque législature, il n'appartient pas nécessairement au parti au pouvoir, mais il perd son droit de vote et se doit de rester impartial. Au début de chacune de leurs interventions, les députés s'adressent au président de l'assemblée par ces mots: « Mister/Madam Speaker ».Aux États-Unis le président de la Chambre des représentants est le Speaker of the House: il est le chef de file du parti majoritaire et joue le rôle de porte-parole de son parti. Politiquement, il vient en seconde position, après le vice-président des États-Unis, pour remplacer le président en cas de vacance du pouvoir.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *['spiːkə(r)]1) ( person talking) personne f qui parle; (orator, public speaker) orateur/-trice m/f; ( invited lecturer) conférencier/-ière m/f; ( one of several conference lecturers) intervenant/-e m/f2) ( of foreign language)an Italian/a French speaker — un/-e italophone/francophone mf
3) (also Speaker) GB Politics président/-e m/f des Communes4) Electricity, Music haut-parleur m -
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ˈneɪtɪv
1. сущ.
1) ист. рожденный рабом, раб от рождения
2) а) уроженец, человек, ведущий свой род из такого-то места a native of Wales ≈ уроженец Уэльса б) абориген, автохтон, туземец friendly natives ≈ дружественно настроенные туземцы hostile natives ≈ враждебно настроенные туземцы They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land. ≈ Они силой изгоняли туземцев с более плодородных земель. Syn: indigene в) австрал. неабориген и при этом не иммигрант, белый, рожденный на территории Австралии г) по отношению к знаку Зодиака: рожденный под таким-то знаком
3) местное растение или животное The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia. ≈ Родина кокосовой пальмы - Малайзия.
4) а) негр, черный б) цветной в) амер. североамериканский индеец
5) диал. родина, место, откуда кто-л. родом ∙ astonish the native
2. прил.
1) а) родной, исконно присущий men and women native to countries such as Japan ≈ мужчины и женщины, урожденные таких стран как Япония Mother Teresa visited her native Albania. ≈ Мать Тереза посетила свою родину Албанию. She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French. ≈ Она говорила не только на своем родном языке - шведском, но также на английском и французском. б) природный, прирожденный, врожденный We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it. ≈ У всех у нас есть какой-либо врожденный талант, однако мы вряд ли используем его. native liberty Syn: original, parent в) биол. аборигенный Syn: aboriginal, endemic, indigenous, autochthonous г) геол. материнский native soil ≈ "материк", подпочва
2) а) встречающийся в природе, неискусственный б) туземный, местный Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion. ≈ Местным жителям разрешалось сохранять некоторые элементы их традиционной культуры и религии. native customs go native Syn: aboriginal, endemic, indigenous, autochthonous Ant: alien, foreign, immigrant
3) а) чистый, неприукрашенный, простой;
самородный( о металлах) Syn: unadorned, simple, plain, unaffected б) естественный, простой уроженец - a * of Southern France уроженец юга Франции коренной житель - he speaks English like a * он говорит по-английски как (настоящий) англичанин часто( пренебрежительное) туземец;
абориген (австралийское) местный уроженец (о белых, родившихся в Австралии) (тж. N.) (южно-африканское) туземец (официальное наименование темнокожих) местное растение или животное - the kangaroo is a * of Australia родина кенгуру - Австралия человек, родившийся под определенной звездой (в астрологии) устрица с искусственной устричной банки( историческое) родившийся рабом, раб по рождению родной - * language родной язык - * speaker носитель языка - * land родина - his * town город, где он родился - * Bostonian уроженец Бостона - * sons (американизм) сыны родины( коренные американцы) - persons * to the region местные уроженцы - potato is * to America родиной картофеля является Америка родившийся (в каком-л. месте) - * Frenchmen французы, родившиеся во Франции принадлежащий по праву рождения - * rights наследственные права туземный - * troops туземные войска - * states( историческое) туземные княжества (в Индии - во время владычества англичан) - * policy политика( метрополии) в отношении туземного населения колонии;
колониальная политика - * customs in Borneo обычаи туземцев Борнео - to go * перенять образ жизни туземцев (о белых) местный - * plants местные, аборигенные растения - * industry местная промышленность - * transport( военное) местный транспорт чистый, самородный (о металлах и т. п.) - * gold самородное золото необработанный, неочищенный - * sugar неочищенный сахар - salt in its * state соль в ее естественном виде естественный;
дикий - * grasses дикие травы - * plants дикие растения прирожденный, врожденный, природный - * ability врожденный талант;
природная способность - * liberty исконная свобода - a beauty * to her family красота, которая у нее в роду (to) присущий, свойственный - to the heart свойственный сердцу - * to religion присущий религии (биология) аборигенный (геология) материнский - soil "материк", подпочва ~ туземный;
местный;
native customs местные обычаи;
to go native перенять обычаи и образ жизни туземцев (о европейцах) ~ прирожденный, природный;
native liberty исконная свобода;
his native modesty его врожденная скромность native биол. аборигенный ~ гражданин или подданный в силу рождения ~ местное растение или животное ~ местный ~ прирожденный, природный ~ прирожденный, природный;
native liberty исконная свобода;
his native modesty его врожденная скромность ~ простой, естественный ~ родной;
one's native land отчизна, родина ~ родной ~ туземец ~ туземный;
местный;
native customs местные обычаи;
to go native перенять обычаи и образ жизни туземцев (о европейцах) ~ уроженец (of) ~ уроженец ~ чистый, самородный (о металлах и т. п.) ~ туземный;
местный;
native customs местные обычаи;
to go native перенять обычаи и образ жизни туземцев (о европейцах) ~ прирожденный, природный;
native liberty исконная свобода;
his native modesty его врожденная скромность ~ a ~ soil геол. "материк", подпочва ~ родной;
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locuteur français; de langue maternelle française; francophoneEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > native French speaker
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12 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
13 study
1. Idoes he study? он учится?; he's busy studying он сейчас занимается; he went to Oxford to study он поехал учиться в Оксфорд2. IIstudy in some manner study hard упорно /много/ заниматься; study at some time study late at night заниматься допоздна /ночами/; study somewhere study abroad учиться за границей3. IIIstudy smth.1) study English (French, philosophy, history, law, medicine, etc.) изучать английский [язык] и т.д., заниматься английским [языком] и т.д.; what subjects are you studying? какими предметами вы занимаетесь?; какие вы проходите /изучаете/ предметы?; study one's lessons (the passage, the poem, one's part, etc.) учить уроки и т.д.2) study the report (social conditions, the political situation, their proposals, etc.) изучать /рассматривать/ доклад /донесение/ и т.д.; study the stars (the manuscript, the Bible, the properties of the substance, etc.) изучать /исследовать/ звезды и т.д.; I've studied all the literature on the subject я проработал всю литературу по этому вопросу /предмету/; study smb.'s face (the picture, the graph, etc.) рассматривать /разглядывать, изучать/ чье-л. лицо и т.д.3) study one's own interests (smb.'s comfort, smb.'s conveniences, the wishes of one's friends, etc.) учитывать собственные интересы и т.д., считаться со своими собственными интересами и т.д.4. IVstudy smth. in some manner1) study smth. carefully (faithfully, conscientiously, etc.) тщательно и т.д. учить /изучать/ что-л.; study their social conditions at first hand самому /лично/ исследовать /изучать/ условия их жизни2) study smth. systematically (closely, conscientiously, thoroughly, theoretically, etc.) систематически и т.д. исследовать /изучать/ что-л.5. XIbe studied in some manner biology is now widely studied, both in colleges and high schools биологию сейчас изучают как в колледжах, так и в школах; be studied somewhere Russian is studied in England now сейчас в Англии изучают русский язык; be studied by smb. it is studied by everyone now сейчас это изучают все6. XIII1) study to be smb. study to be a doctor (to be a lawyer, to be a flier, etc.) учиться на врача и т.д.2) study to do smth. study to avoid disagreeable topics (to please one's customers, to do the right thing, etc.) стараться /стремиться/ избегать неприятных тем и т.д.; nobody studies to hurt him никто не хочет /не желает/ его обидеть /задеть/7. XVI1) study at /in/ smth. study at school (at a university, in college, at home, etc.) учиться в школе и т.д.; study with (without, by) smth., smb. study with textbooks (without a textbook, with a teacher, by a self-instructor, by oneself, etc.) заниматься /учиться/ по учебникам и т.д.; study under smb. he studied under a famous physicist его учителем был знаменитый физик, он был учеником знаменитого физика; study for smth., smb. study for the medical profession (for the Bar, for the Army, for the church, for the stage, for a painter, etc.) готовиться к медицинской карьере и т.д., учиться на врача и т.д.; study for an examination готовиться /подготавливаться/ к экзамену; study for pleasure (for knowledge rather than for marks) учиться /заниматься/ ради удовольствия (ради знаний, а не ради отметок)2) study into smth. study into the causes (into the results, into the matter, etc.) разбираться в причинах и т.д.), вникать в причины и т.д.; he has not studied into the subject enough to really understand it он еще слишком мало занимался этим вопросом, чтобы как следует в нем разобраться /понять его/8. XXI1study smth. with /under/ smb. study English with a native speaker (languages with a foreign teacher, physics under him, etc.) заниматься английским [языком] с англичанином и т.д.; учиться английскому [языку] у англичанина и т.д.; study smth. at some place study English at school (biology at college, etc.) изучать английский [язык] в школе и т.д.; I'm studying medicine at the university я студент медицинского факультета университета; study smth. for some time study English for years (mathematics for five years, cooking for three months, one's spelling for half an hour, etc.) заниматься английским [языком] в течение многих лет и т.д., учить английский [язык] много лет и т.д.; study this subject for pleasure заниматься этим предметом ради удовольствия9. XXV1) study after... (before...) he never studied after he left the university после того, как он ушел из университета, он уже больше никогда не учился; he never studied before he came here до приезда сюда он нигде не учелся2) study how... I was studying how I should serve him я обдумывал, как ему помочь /быть полезным/10. XXVIstudy smth. before... we studied the map before we started прежде чем пуститься в дорогу, мы проштудировали карту -
14 fluent
adjectivegewandt [Stil, Redeweise, Redner, Schreiber, Erzähler]be fluent in Russian, speak fluent Russian, be a fluent speaker of Russian — fließend Russisch sprechen
* * *['fluənt]•- academic.ru/28286/fluency">fluency- fluently* * *flu·ent[ˈflu:ənt]adj foreign language fließend, geläufig präd; style flüssig, elegant; orator, rhetoric gewandt; movements flüssigthe football match was scrappy with little \fluent passing das Fußballspiel war nichts und das Passspiel war nicht sehr flüssigto be \fluent in a language eine Sprache fließend beherrschen [o sprechen]* * *['fluːənt]adj1)his English is not totally fluent — er spricht nicht ganz fließend Englisch
he is a fluent Japanese speaker, he speaks fluent Japanese — er spricht fließend Japanisch
she speaks in fluent sentences — sie spricht in fließenden or flüssigen Sätzen
3) (= moving freely) movement, action flüssigthe match contained little fluent football — die Begegnung enthielt nur wenig flüssiges Spiel
* * *fluent adj (adv fluently)1. fließend (auch fig):in fluent English in fließendem Englisch;speak fluent German, be fluent in German, be a fluent speaker of German fließend Deutsch sprechen2. flüssig (Stil etc)3. gewandt (Redner etc)* * *adjectivegewandt [Stil, Redeweise, Redner, Schreiber, Erzähler]be fluent in Russian, speak fluent Russian, be a fluent speaker of Russian — fließend Russisch sprechen
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15 Young, Arthur
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 11 September 1741 London, Englandd. 20 April 1820 Bradford, England[br]English writer and commentator on agricultural affairs; founder and Secretary of the Board of Agriculture (later the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food).[br]He was the youngest of the three children of Dr Arthur Young, who was at one time Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. He learned Latin and Greek at Lavenham School, and at the age of 17 was apprenticed to a mercantile house, an occupation he disliked. He first published The Theatre of the Present War in North America in 1758. He then wrote four novels and began to produce the literary magazine The Universal Museum. After his father's death he returned home to manage his father's farm, and in 1765 he married Martha Allen.Young learned farming by experiment, and three years after his return he took over the rent of a 300 acre farm, Samford Hall in Essex. He was not a practical farmer, and was soon forced to give it up in favour of one of 100 acres (40.5 hectares) in Hertfordshire. He subsidized his farming with his writing, and in 1768 published The Farmer's Letters to the People of England. The first of his books on agricultural tours, Six Weeks Tours through the Counties of England and Wales, was published in 1771. Between 1784 and 1809 he published the Annals of Agriculture, one of whose contributors was George III, who wrote under the pseudonym of Ralph Robinson.By this time he was corresponding with all of influence in agricultural matters, both at home and abroad. George Washington wrote frequently to Young, and George III was reputed to travel always with a copy of his book. The Empress of Russia sent students to him and had his Tours published in Russian. Young made three trips to France in 1787, 1788 and 1789–90 respectively, prior to and during the French Revolution, and his Travels in France (1792) is a remarkable account of that period, made all the more fascinating by his personal contact with people differing as widely as Mirabeau, the French revolutionary leader, and King Louis XVI.Unfortunately, in 1811 an unsuccessful cataract operation left him blind, and he moved from London to his native Bradford, where he remained until his death.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChairman, Agricultural Committee of the Society of Arts 1773: awarded three Gold Medals during his career for his achievements in practical agriculture. FRS. Honorary Member of the Dublin, York and Manchester learned societies, as well as the Economic Society of Berne, the Palatine Academy of Agriculture at Mannheim, and the Physical Society of Zurich. Honourary member, French Royal Society of Agriculture. Secretary, Board of Agriculture 1793.BibliographyHis first novels were The Fair Americans, Sir Charles Beaufort, Lucy Watson and Julia Benson.His earliest writings on agriculture appeared as collected letters in a periodical with the title Museum Rusticum in 1767.In 1770 he published a two-volume work entitled A Course of Experimental Agriculture, and between 1766 and 1775 he published The Farmer's Letters, Political Arithmetic, Political Essays Concerning the Present State of the British Empire and Southern, Northern and Eastern Tours, and in 1779 he published The Tour of Ireland.In addition he was author of the Board of Agriculture reports on the counties of Suffolk, Lincoln, Norfolk, Hertford, Essex and Oxford.Further ReadingJ.Thirsk (ed.), 1989, The Agrarian History of England and Wales, Vol. VI (deals with the years 1750 to 1850, the period associated with Young).T.G.Gazeley, 1973, "The life of Arthur Young, 1741–1820", Memoirs, American Philosophical Society 97.AP -
16 speak
spi:kpast tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) hablar2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) hablar, conversar3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) hablar4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) decir5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) pronunciar•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of
speak vb hablarI can't hear you, could you speak a little louder? no te oigo, ¿podrías hablar más alto?tr[spiːk]1 (gen) hablar■ could you speak more slowly please? ¿podrías hablar más despacio, por favor?■ I need speak to you about next year's budget necesito hablar contigo acerca del presupuesto del año que viene■ they're not speaking (to each other) no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra2 (make speech) pronunciar un discurso■ he spoke for/in favor of the motion habló en favor de la moción3 (on phone) hablar■ Laura speaking! ¡Laura al habla!■ can I speak to Karen please? ¿me puedes poner con Karen por favor?, ¿me pasas con Karen por favor?■ speaking! ¡al habla!, ¡soy yo!, ¡yo mismo,-a!1 (utter, say) decir2 (language) hablar■ do you speak English? ¿hablas inglés?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgenerally/roughly speaking en términos generalespersonally speaking personalmenteso to speak por así decirlospeak for yourself! ¡eso lo dirás tú!, ¡eso lo dirás por ti!speak now or forever hold your peace hable ahora o guarde silencio para siempreto be nothing to speak of no ser nada especial, no ser nada del otro mundoto speak for itself/themselves ser evidente, hablar por sí solospeaking of... a propósito de...to speak ill of somebody / speak well of somebody hablar mal de alguien/hablar bien de alguiento speak in public hablar en públicoto speak in tongues hablar en lenguas desconocidasto speak one's mind hablar claro, hablar sin rodeosto speak out of turn hablar fuera de lugarto speak volumes decirlo todo1) talk: hablarto speak to someone: hablar con alguienwho's speaking?: ¿de parte de quien?so to speak: por así decirlo2)to speak out : hablar claramente3)to speak out against : denunciar4)to speak up : hablar en voz alta5)to speak up for : defenderspeak vt1) say: decirshe spoke her mind: habló con franqueza2) : hablar (un idioma)v.(§ p.,p.p.: spoke, spoken) = decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)• hablar v.• parlar v.spiːk
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1)a) ( say something) hablarsorry, did you speak? — perdón ¿dijiste algo? or ¿me hablaste?
to speak TO o (esp AmE) WITH somebody — hablar con alguien, hablarle a alguien
wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!
they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra
to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf
you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?
they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos
speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...
roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales
legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral
b) ( on telephone)hello, Barbara Mason speaking... — buenas tardes, habla or (Esp tb) soy Barbara Mason
could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)
who's speaking, please? — ( to caller) ¿de parte de quien?; ( to person answering a call) ¿con quién hablo?
2) ( make speech) hablarto speak ON o ABOUT something — hablar acerca de or sobre algo
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vta) (say, declare)nobody spoke a word — nadie dijo nada, nadie abrió la boca (fam)
to speak one's mind o thoughts — hablar claro or con franqueza
to speak the truth — decir* la verdad
b) \<\<language\>\> hablardo you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?
Phrasal Verbs:- speak up[spiːk] (pt spoke) (pp spoken)1. VI1) hablarhave you spoken to him? — ¿has hablado con él?
did you speak? — ¿dijiste algo?
technically/biologically speaking — en términos técnicos/biológicos, desde el punto de vista técnico/biológico
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I'll speak to him about it — (=discuss it with him) lo hablaré con él; (=point it out to him) se lo diré•
speaking as a student myself — hablando desde mi experiencia como estudiante•
we're not speaking — no nos hablamos•
speak now or forever hold your peace — hable ahora o guarde para siempre silencio•
he's very well spoken of — tiene buen nombre or buena famaspeaking of holidays... — a propósito de las vacaciones...
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speaking personally... — en cuanto a mí..., yo por mi parte...•
roughly speaking — en términos generales•
so to speak — por decirlo así, por así decir•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn2) (=make a speech, give one's opinion) hablarwhen the minister had spoken... — cuando terminó de hablar el ministro...
the chairman asked Mr Wright to speak — el presidente le concedió la palabra al Sr. Wright
are you speaking in the debate? — ¿interviene usted en el debate?
3) (Telec)speaking! — ¡al habla!
"could I speak to Alison?" - "speaking!" — -¿podría hablar con Alison? -¡al habla! or -¡soy yo! or (esp LAm) -¡con ella!
this is Peter speaking — ¡soy Peter!, ¡habla Peter!
may I speak to Mr Jones? — ¿me pone con el Sr. Jones, por favor?
who is that speaking? — ¿con quién hablo?, ¿quién es?; (taking message) ¿de parte (de quién)?
4) (fig) [gun] oírse, sonar2. VT1) (=talk) [+ language] hablardo you speak English? — ¿hablas inglés?
2) (=utter) decir•
nobody spoke a word — nadie habló, nadie dijo palabra- speak up* * *[spiːk]
1.
1)a) ( say something) hablarsorry, did you speak? — perdón ¿dijiste algo? or ¿me hablaste?
to speak TO o (esp AmE) WITH somebody — hablar con alguien, hablarle a alguien
wake up Mark, speak to me! — Mark despierta, di algo!
they are not speaking (to each other) — no se hablan, no se dirigen la palabra
to speak OF something/somebody/-ING — hablar de algo/alguien/+ inf
you never spoke of this to anyone? — ¿nunca hablaste de esto con nadie?
they don't have much money to speak of — no tienen mucho dinero, que digamos
speaking personally, I think... — personalmente, creo que...
roughly/generally speaking — en términos generales
legally/morally speaking — desde el punto de vista legal/moral
b) ( on telephone)hello, Barbara Mason speaking... — buenas tardes, habla or (Esp tb) soy Barbara Mason
could I speak to Mrs Hodges, please? - speaking! — ¿podría hablar con la Sra. Hodges, por favor? - con ella (habla)
who's speaking, please? — ( to caller) ¿de parte de quien?; ( to person answering a call) ¿con quién hablo?
2) ( make speech) hablarto speak ON o ABOUT something — hablar acerca de or sobre algo
2.
vta) (say, declare)nobody spoke a word — nadie dijo nada, nadie abrió la boca (fam)
to speak one's mind o thoughts — hablar claro or con franqueza
to speak the truth — decir* la verdad
b) \<\<language\>\> hablardo you speak English? — ¿habla inglés?
Phrasal Verbs:- speak up -
17 idioma
idioma sustantivo masculino language
idioma sustantivo masculino language ' idioma' also found in these entries: Spanish: alemán - alemana - árabe - castellana - castellano - catalán - catalana - celta - checa - checo - chino - danés - danesa - dominar - eslava - eslavo - eslovena - esloveno - español - española - euskera - eusquera - finlandés - finlandesa - flamenca - flamenco - francés - francesa - gaélica - gaélico - galés - galesa - gallega - gallego - habla - holandés - holandesa - húngara - húngaro - inglés - inglesa - irlandés - irlandesa - kurda - kurdo - lastre - macedonia - macedonio - neerlandés - neerlandesa English: Arabic - Basque - broken - Bulgarian - Castilian - Catalan - Celtic - command - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - ESL - Estonian - Finnish - French - Gaelic - Galician - German - Greek - Hebrew - Irish - Italian - know - language - Latin - lingo - Lithuanian - mastery - native - Norwegian - polish - Polynesian - Portuguese - Rumanian - Russian - Serbo-Croat - Slovene - Spanglish - Spanish - speak - speaker - Swedish - TEFL - Tibetan - tongue - Ukrainian - Welsh - second
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native speaker — noun a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood native speakers of French • Hypernyms: ↑speaker, ↑talker, ↑utterer, ↑verbalizer, ↑verbaliser * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a person who learned to… … Useful english dictionary
native speaker — /neɪtɪv ˈspikə/ (say naytiv speekuh) noun a person who speaks a particular language as their native tongue: a native speaker of French …
Native — The term native can have many different social and political connotations in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term, for example, when stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is… … Wikipedia
speaker — speak|er W2S2 [ˈspi:kə US ər] n 1.) someone who makes a formal speech to a group of people speaker at ▪ the guest speaker at the conference ▪ The keynote speaker (=main or most important speaker) was Robert Venturi, the architect. after dinner… … Dictionary of contemporary English
speaker */*/*/ — UK [ˈspiːkə(r)] / US [ˈspɪkər] noun Word forms speaker : singular speaker plural speakers 1) a) [countable] someone who gives a speech, or who talks about a subject to a group The speaker was interrupted several times. She s a very confident… … English dictionary
speaker — speak|er [ spikər ] noun *** 1. ) count someone who gives a speech or talks about a subject to a group: The speaker was interrupted several times. She s a very confident speaker. a ) someone who is talking: Expressions like this show that the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal American, or First Nation… … Universalium
Native American — Indian (def. 1). Usage. See Indian, Eskimo. * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind, Indian, Aboriginal A … Universalium
French literature — Introduction the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the … Universalium
Native Friendship Center of Montreal — The Native Friendship Centre of Montreal is a center for aboriginal people in Montreal.[1][2][3] It opened in 1974 (as a drop in center) located on Bishop Street in Montreal.[4] In 1975 it became incorporated and two years later it moved to a… … Wikipedia
speaker — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. one that speaks; especially one who uses a language < native speakers of French > b. one who makes a public speech c. one who acts as a spokesperson 2. the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly < Speaker of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
