language barrier

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Noun

language barrier (plural language barriers)

1. A conceptual barrier to effective communication, that occurs when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other.

Translations

barrier to communication

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 語言障礙 (cmn), 语言障碍 (cmn) (yǔyán zhàng'ài)

• Esperanto: lingva baro (eo)
• Finnish: kielimuuri (fi)
• French: barrière linguistique (fr) f
• German: Sprachbarriere (de) f
• Irish: bacainn teanga (ga) f

• Japanese: 言葉の壁 (ja) (kotoba-no kabe)
• Korean: 언어장벽 (ko) (eon-eo jangbyeok)
• Portuguese: barreira linguística (pt) f
• Romanian: bariera lingvistica (ro) f
• Russian: языковой барьер (ru) (jazykovój bar'jér) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cnap-starra cànain (gd) m