language barrier
noun
: a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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Moreno jumped in and worked the case, but took note of the language barrier.
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2025
Because of a language barrier, the parents had been communicating with school officials through an interpreter.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
But we were separated by 6,000 miles, a language barrier and the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Jones said officers are dealing with a language barrier and noted many of them didn’t know what had happened until they were evacuated, Jones said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 9 Mar. 2025
Because of a language barrier, the parents had been communicating with school officials through an interpreter.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
But we were separated by 6,000 miles, a language barrier and the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.
—Brendan Bellomo, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Jones said officers are dealing with a language barrier and noted many of them didn’t know what had happened until they were evacuated, Jones said.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for language barrier
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“Language barrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/language%20barrier. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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