barrière linguistique
French, noun/ba.ʁjɛʁ lɛ̃.ɡɥis.tik/
barrière linguistique is spelled B-A-R-R-I-È-R-E-L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-Q-U-E (20 letters). Barrière linguistique is a French feminine noun meaning “language barrier (conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gêne rencontrée face à l’impossibilité de communiquer parce que la langue étrangère n’est pas maitrisée”.
What does barrière linguistique mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelanguage barrier (conceptual barrier to effective communication, occurring when people who speak different languages attempt to communicate with each other)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gêne rencontrée face à l’impossibilité de communiquer parce que la langue étrangère n’est pas maitrisée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of barrière linguistique
- barrières linguistiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce barrière linguistique?
- /ba.ʁjɛʁ lɛ̃.ɡɥis.tik/
- \ba.ʁjɛʁ lɛ̃.gwis.tik\
- \ba.ʁjɛʁ lɛ̃.gɥis.tik\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.