lingua franca
A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one…A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.
» English is the world's current lingua franca.
Англійська — «лінгва франка» сучасного світу. — deniko
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1 sensesA common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar, particularly, one that is not the first language of any of its speakers.
Lingua Franca, Verkehrssprache
ли́нгва-фра́нкаlíngva-fránka, о́бщий язы́кóbščij jazýk, язы́к обще́ния
a common language used by speakers of different languages
Examples
25 sentencesEnglish is the world's current lingua franca.
Англійська — «лінгва франка» сучасного світу. — deniko
What language, if any, will displace English as the world's lingua franca?
Яка мова, якщо це взагалі станеться, буде наступною «лінгва франка» сучасного світу замість англійської? — deniko
Latin was formerly a lingua franca.
Why is English the new lingua franca?
deWarum ist Englisch die neue Lingua franca? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (literally “Frankish language”).Borrowed from Italian lingua franca (literally “Frankish language”).
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Forms
plural: lingua francas / lingue franche / linguae francae| Singular | lingua franca |
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| Plural | lingua francas / lingue franche / linguae francae |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- a common language used by speakers of different languages:interlanguagekoine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular