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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

langage naturel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lɑ̃.ɡaʒ na.ty.ʁɛl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Natural language/ˌnætʃ.ər.əl ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le traitement du langage naturel est une branche de l'intelligence artificielle."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A language that has evolved naturally in humans through use and repetition without conscious planning or design.

    "English, Spanish, and Mandarin are all examples of a natural language."
  2. 2

    In computing and artificial intelligence, a human language as opposed to a computer programming language.

    "Recent advances in artificial intelligence allow computers to process and understand natural language effectively."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'natural' (from Latin 'naturalis', pertaining to nature) and 'language' (from Latin 'lingua', tongue or speech). The compound term emerged prominently in the mid-20th century with the advent of linguistics and computer science to distinguish human-evolved speech systems from formal or artificial programming languages.

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🇫🇷French → English

langage naturel

Transliteration: lɑ̃.ɡaʒ na.ty.ʁɛl

"Le traitement du langage naturel est une branche de l'intelligence artificielle."

🇩🇪German → English

natürliche Sprache

Transliteration: naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə ˈʃpraːxə

"Computer können heute natürliche Sprache besser verstehen als je zuvor."

🇮🇹Italian → English

lingua naturale

Transliteration: ˈlin.ɡwa na.tuˈra.le

"L'elaborazione del linguaggio naturale è fondamentale per i chatbot moderni."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

lenguaje natural

Transliteration: leŋˈɡwaxe na.tuˈɾal

"El procesamiento de lenguaje natural ayuda a las máquinas a interpretar el habla humana."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

língua natural

Transliteration: ˈlĩ.ɡwɐ na.tuˈɾaw

"O processamento de linguagem natural é uma área fascinante da inteligência artificial."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

प्राकृतिक भाषा

Transliteration: prakritik bhasha

"प्राकृतिक भाषा प्रसंस्करण कंप्यूटर विज्ञान का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

自然语言

Transliteration: zì rán yǔ yán

"自然语言处理是人工智能领域的重要研究方向。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

자연어

Transliteration: jayeon-eo

"인공지능은 이제 인간의 자연어를 매우 정확하게 이해할 수 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

自然言語

Transliteration: shizen gengo

"自然言語処理技術の発展により、翻訳ソフトの精度が向上した。"

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