Languages used to facilitate trade between groups without a common native language.
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Examples for "lingua franca "
Examples for "lingua franca "
1 He speaks the language of Mota, the lingua franca here, you know.
2 LANGUAGES: The official language is Portuguese but Portuguese-based creole is the lingua franca .
3 Arabic was, for a time, the lingua franca of science.
4 They are very much the lingua franca of evidence-based medicine.
5 The last word was spoken in the lingua franca , and instantly obeyed by the physician.
1 Extra classes were set up for children who shared no common language .
2 The two jackrabbits said something in the common language , quickly and tensely.
3 In the absence of a common language , translation soaks up precious time.
4 Chamorro is the common language of Saipan, but they all speak English.
5 Tsata, speaking Saramyrrhic, the only common language the three survivors had left.
1 Pictures can bridge language gaps.
2 The album is a rare and refreshing demonstration that music's ability to bridge language and cultures is more than a cliche.
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This collocation consists of: Translations for bridge language