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working language

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Language that a translator or interpreter works with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: arbejdssprog — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Dutch: werktaal — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Esperanto: laborlingvo — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Estonian: töökeel — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Finnish: työkieli — language with an official status in an international organization
  • French: langue de travail — language with an official status in an international organization
  • German: Arbeitssprache — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Indonesian: bahasa pekerjaan — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Indonesian: bahasa kerja — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Italian: lingua di lavoro — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Latvian: darba valoda — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Macedonian: работен јазик (raboten jazik) — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Polish: język roboczy — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Portuguese: língua de trabalho — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Russian: рабо́чий язы́к (rabóčij jazýk) — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Spanish: lengua de trabajo — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Swedish: arbetsspråk — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Ukrainian: робоча мова (roboča mova) — language with an official status in an international organization
  • Dutch: werktaal — language that a translator or interpreter works with
  • Estonian: töökeel — language that a translator or interpreter works with
  • Finnish: työkieli — language that a translator or interpreter works with
  • French: langue de travail — language that a translator or interpreter works with
  • Indonesian: bahasa kerja — language that a translator or interpreter works with
  • Italian: lingua di lavoro — language that a translator or interpreter works with