-
1 Regional languages
Though French remains the sole official language in French, regional authorities continue to lobby for official recognition of France's main regional languages. A very diverse country, France has a large number of regional languages, many of them used extensively in daily life. The main regional languages are Occitanian (the language of the Midi), Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque and Flemish. According to an INSEEsurvey of 1999, 786,000 people in France speak Occitanian, 545,000 speak Alsatian, 295,000 speak Breton, 133,000 speak Corsican, and 80,000 speak Basque. However, the proportion of speakers of these languages is always far lower in younger generations, and their survival as daily living languages is not assured - whether or not these langauges acquire official status.In 2008, the French Congress ratified a change in the Constitution, accepting that regional languages are part of France's heritage.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Regional languages
-
2 langue
langue [lɑ̃g]1. feminine nouna. ( = organe) tongue• tu as avalé ta langue ? has the cat got your tongue?• je donne ma langue au chat ! I give in!• je ne voudrais pas être mauvaise langue mais... I don't want to gossip but...b. ( = langage) language• langue étrangère/parlée foreign/spoken language2. compounds* * *lɑ̃g1) Anatomie tonguetirer la langue — ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue ( à quelqu'un at somebody); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially
3) ( personne)4) ( forme allongée)•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir la langue bien pendue — (colloq) to be very talkative
* * *lɑ̃ɡ nf1) ANATOMIE, CUISINE tongueUn petit garçon m'a tiré la langue. — A little boy stuck out his tongue at me.
donner sa langue au chat — to give up, to give in
2) LINGUISTIQUE languagelangue maternelle — native language, mother tongue
3) (= étendue, bande)* * *langue ⇒ Les langues nf1 Anat tongue; avoir la langue blanche or chargée to have a coated ou furred tongue; tirer la langue ( comme insulte) to stick out one's tongue (à qn at sb); ( au médecin) to put out one's tongue; ( avoir soif) to be dying of thirst; ( avoir des problèmes d'argent) to struggle financially; donner des coups de langue to lick; se passer la langue sur les lèvres to lick one's lips; ⇒ chat, sept;2 Ling ( système) language; ( discours) speech; aimer les langues to love languages; langue vivante gén living language; ( comme matière) modern language; langue morte dead language; langue officielle/étrangère official/foreign language; langue artificielle/naturelle artificial/natural language; langue écrite/parlée written/spoken language; en langue familière/populaire/soutenue in informal/popular/formal speech; en langue vulgaire in vulgar language; professeur/centre de langues language teacher/centreGB; la langue de Racine the language of Racine; les industries de la langue language industries; ne pas parler la même langue lit, fig not to speak the same language; en langue anglaise in English; être un écrivain de langue anglaise to write in English; radio/journal de langue anglaise English-language radio/newspaper; les pays de langue anglaise English-speaking countries;3 ( personne) les langues vont aller bon train people will talk; mauvaise or méchante langue malicious gossip; être mauvaise langue to be a malicious gossip; être/avoir une langue de vipère to be/have a wicked tongue;langue d'apprentissage foreign language; langue d'arrivée target language; langue de bœuf ox tongue; langue de bois political cant; langue cible = langue d'arrivée; langue de départ source language; langue maternelle mother tongue; langue d'origine native language; langue source = langue de départ; langue verte slang.avoir la langue bien pendue○ to be very talkative; avoir la langue bien affilée to have a vicious tongue; les langues sont bien affilées aujourd'hui the knives are out today; tenir sa langue to hold one's tongue; avoir la langue trop longue to be unable to keep one's mouth shut; ça lui brûle la langue he's dying○ to talk about it; avoir qch sur le bout de la langue to have sth on the tip of one's tongue; prendre langue avec qn fml to make contact with sb.[lɑ̃g] nom fémininA.[ORGANE]avoir la langue blanche ou chargée to have a coated ou furred tongueune mauvaise langue, une langue de vipère a (malicious) gossiples mauvaises langues prétendent que... some (ill-intentioned) gossips claim that...c'est une langue de vipère she's got a venomous ou spiteful tonguemauvaise langue! that's a bit nasty of you!, that's a rather nasty thing to say!a. (familier & figuré) [avoir soif] to be gasping (for a drink)b. [avoir du mal] to have a hard ou rough timec. [être fatigué] to be worn outas-tu avalé ou perdu ta langue? have you lost ou (has the) cat got your tongue?avoir la langue bien affilée ou bien pendue (familier) to be a chatterbox, to have the gift of the gable vin délie les langues wine always gets people chatting ou loosens people's tongueselle n'a pas la langue dans sa poche (familier) she's never at a loss for something to say ou for wordsdans les réunions, il ne sait jamais tenir sa langue he can never keep quiet in meetingstourne sept fois ta langue dans ta bouche avant de parler (familier) think twice before you open your mouthB.linguistiquelangue cible ou d'arrivée target languagedans la langue parlée colloquially, in the spoken languagelangue source ou de départ source languagelangues anciennes ou mortes dead languagesb. [utilisées de nos jours] living languages2. [jargon] languagela langue populaire/littéraire popular/literary language3. [style - d'une époque, d'un écrivain] languagedans la langue de Molière/Shakespeare in French/EnglishC.[FORME]1. [généralement] tongue2. GÉOGRAPHIEune langue de terre a strip of land, a narrow piece of land -
3 langues vivantes
b. [utilisées de nos jours] living languages -
4 médiocrement
médiocrement [medjɔkʀəmɑ̃]adverb[intéressé, intelligent] not very* * *medjɔkʀəmɑ̃adverbe rather badly* * *medjɔkʀəmɑ̃ adv[payé] poorlys'intéresser médiocrement à qch; Il ne s'y intéresse que médiocrement. — He is only mildly interested in it.
* * *médiocrement adv ( mal) [travailler, dessiner, payer] rather badly; vivre médiocrement to lead a humdrum life.[medjɔkrəmɑ̃] adverbemédiocrement satisfait, il décida de recommencer not very satisfied, he decided to start again
См. также в других словарях:
List of living languages in Europe — * Only living languages are listed that is, languages that are currently spoken as a native tongue. The only exception to this rule is Latin, which is listed because it has official status in the Vatican. * Only indigenous languages are listed.… … Wikipedia
Languages of Romania — Languages of country = Romania [http://ec.europa.eu/public opinion/archives/ebs/ebs 243 en.pdf] official = Romanian (>90%) unofficial = regional = minority = Hungarian, Romani, Ukrainian, German, Serbian, Russian foreign = English (29%) French… … Wikipedia
Languages of Europe — Most of the many languages of Europe belong to the Indo European language family. Another major family is the Finno Ugric. The Turkic family also has several European members. The North and South Caucasian families are important in the… … Wikipedia
Languages of Indonesia — More than 700 living languages are spoken in Indonesia.[1] Most belong to the Austronesian language family, with a few Papuan languages also spoken. The official language is Indonesian (locally known as Bahasa Indonesia), a modified version of… … Wikipedia
Languages of India — Indian languages redirects here. For languages of Americans, see Indigenous languages of the Americas. Languages of India Official language(s) Standard Hindi written in the Devanāgarī script (the Indian Constitution recognises English as a… … Wikipedia
Languages of Nigeria — Linguistic map of Nigeria, Cameroon, and Benin … Wikipedia
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — The official language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is French. Four other languages have the status of national language: Kikongo, Lingala, Swahili and Tshiluba.There is an estimated total of 242 languages spoken (Ethnologue.com lists… … Wikipedia
Languages of Burma — According to one estimate, Burma has 107 living languages. Most of Burma s indigenous languages belong to the Tibeto Burman subgroup of Sino Tibetan languages. They include not only the Burmese (Myanmar) language, which is the most widely… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
living — livingly, adv. livingness, n. /liv ing/, adj. 1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons. 2. in actual existence or use; extant: living languages. 3. active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith. 4. burning or glowing, as a… … Universalium
living — liv•ing [[t]ˈlɪv ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) having life; being alive 2) in actual existence or use; extant: living languages[/ex] 3) active or thriving; vigorous; strong: a living faith[/ex] 4) pertaining to or suitable for human activity or existence:… … From formal English to slang
living — /ˈlɪvɪŋ / (say living) adjective 1. that lives; alive, or not dead. 2. in actual existence or use: living languages. 3. active; strong: a living faith. 4. burning or glowing, as a coal. 5. flowing freely, as water. 6. (of rock or stone, etc.) in… …
