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language barrier
[ lang-gwij bar-ee-er ]
noun
- difficulty in communicating due to the lack of a shared language:
International adoption is not easy, especially when there is a language barrier.
Word History and Origins
Origin of language barrier1
Example Sentences
Desperate and annoyed with the language barrier, Bartiromo begs as Elias translates.
Or, you can adopt my own language-barrier ordering tactic: point at something on the menu and hope for the best.
But to pull off a successful collaboration, Will.i.am and Yamaji had to overcome a challenging language barrier.
Unfortunately, she seemed to face a bit of a language barrier.
Why not help break the language barrier by volunteering your time to translate at a local hospital?
Breaking the language barrier, with implicit emancipation from literacy, is a practical experience in itself.
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