Usage examples of "foreign languages" in English with translation to French

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Tom speaks two foreign languages. Tom parle deux langues étrangères.

I am learning two foreign languages. J'apprends deux langues étrangères.

I like to study foreign languages. J'aime étudier les langues étrangères.

I find foreign languages very interesting. Je trouve les langues étrangères très intéressantes.

Are you interested in foreign languages? Vous intéressez-vous aux langues étrangères ?

We like to learn foreign languages. Nous aimons apprendre des langues étrangères.

Speaking about foreign languages, do you speak French? À propos de langues étrangères, parles-tu français ?

Speaking of foreign languages, do you speak French? En parlant de langues étrangères, parlez-vous français ?

Talking of foreign languages, can you speak French? En parlant de langues étrangères, parlez-vous français ?

Children are often very good at learning foreign languages. Les enfants sont souvent très doués pour apprendre des langues étrangères.

Practice is the only way to master foreign languages. La pratique est la seule façon de maîtriser une langue étrangère.

Chinese is much more difficult than other foreign languages. Le chinois est beaucoup plus difficile que d'autres langues étrangères.

It's fun to learn slang words in foreign languages. C'est marrant d'apprendre des mots d'argot dans des langues étrangères.

It has a great many words borrowed from foreign languages. Il comporte une grande quantité de mots empruntés à des langues étrangères.

Some knowledge of foreign languages, of Spanish in particular, is essential. Quelque connaissance des langues étrangères, en particulier l'espagnol, est essentiel.

I've never liked the way foreign languages were taught at school. Je n'ai jamais aimé la manière dont on enseignait les langues étrangères à l'école.

Goethe claimed, "one who cannot speak foreign languages does not know one's own language either". Goethe déclara : « Qui ne connaît pas de langues étrangères ne sait rien de la sienne. »

She speaks five foreign languages, but when she wants to curse she speaks in her mother tongue. Elle parle cinq langues étrangères, mais quand elle veut jurer, elle parle dans sa langue maternelle.

I've never met anyone who was able to learn how to play basketball just by reading a book. The same holds true for learning foreign languages as well. Je n'ai jamais vu quelqu'un capable de jouer au basket en lisant seulement des livres, il en va de même pour les langues étrangères.

If the study of foreign languages is pursued in depth, so as to improve the mind, then it requires an immense amount of time. If it is superficial, it adds nothing to intellectual development. Si l'apprentissage des langues étrangères est poussé à fond de manière à profiter à l'esprit, il demande un temps immense. S'il est superficiel, il n'apporte rien à la culture intellectuelle.

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