English-French translations for sign language

• langue des signes
  La langue des signes n'est pas une béquille ou un fauteuil roulant. Sign language is not a crutch or a wheelchair.
  Monsieur le Président, je me félicite de la présence de l'interprète en langue des signes. Mr President, I welcome the sign language interpreter.
  Il serait bon que la langue des signes puisse acquérir le statut de langue minoritaire. It would be good if sign language could be considered a minority language.
• langue signée

Definition of sign language

• One of several natural languages, typically used by the deaf, in which words and phrases are represented by hand shapes, motions, positions, and facial expressions
• The sign language that is used locally or that is mistakenly believed to be the only one
• Sign languages considered collectively
• Communication through gestures used when speech is impossible, for example, between monks under a vow of silence or people speaking different languages

Related words

• sign languages
• sign language|Sign Language
• American Sign Language
• French Sign Language
• British Sign Language
• Argentine Sign Language
• Brazilian Sign Language
• Quebec Sign Language
• Japanese Sign Language