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source language N

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source language

langue f source

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I.source [Brit sɔːs, Am sɔrs] N

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3. source JOURN (informant):

source f (close to proche de)

to hear sth from a reliable source

tenir qc de source sûre

one source said the king had always known that …

le roi aurait toujours su que …

4. source GEOG (of river):

5. source LIT (of writer, work):

II.sources N

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sources npl UNIV (reference materials):

III.source [Brit sɔːs, Am sɔrs] VB trans (obtain)

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source products, energy

to be sourced from region, country

language [Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ, Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

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1. language U (system):

the development of language

le développement du langage

2. language (of a particular nation):

the English language

la langue anglaise

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langage/programme source

source language/program

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I.source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] N a. fig

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II.source [sɔ:s, Am sɔ:rs] VB trans

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1. source (state origin):

to be sourced from sth

2. source (find out):

language [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] N

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1. language no pl (system of communication):

bad language

langage grossier m

foul language

grossièretés fpl

2. language (idiom of a cultural community):

American English

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Etymological twins are often a result of chronologically separate borrowing from a source language. en.wikipedia.org

While the form and style of the source language often can not be reproduced in the target language, the meaning and content can. en.wikipedia.org

A general technique in bilingual punning is homophonic translation, which consists of translating a passage from the source language into a homophonic (but likely nonsensical) passage in the target language. en.wikipedia.org

A translator may adopt expressions from the source language in order to provide local color. en.wikipedia.org

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