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bi·lin·gual

(bī-lĭng′gwəl)

adj.

a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency.

b. Using two languages in some proportion in order to facilitate learning by students who have a native proficiency in one language and are acquiring proficiency in the other: bilingual training; bilingual education.

2. Of, relating to, or expressed in two languages: a bilingual dictionary.

A person who uses or is able to use two languages, especially with equal fluency.

bi·lin′gual·ism n.

bi·lin′gual·ly adv.

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bilingual

(baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl)

adj

1. (Linguistics) able to speak two languages, esp with fluency

2. (Linguistics) written or expressed in two languages

(Linguistics) a bilingual person

biˈlingualˌism n

biˈlingually adv

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bi•lin•gual

(baɪˈlɪŋ gwəl)

adj.

1. able to speak two languages, esp. with the facility of a native speaker.

2. expressed in, involving, or using two languages: a bilingual dictionary; bilingual schools.

3. a bilingual person.

[1835–45; < Latin bilingu(is)]

bi•lin′gual•ly, adv.

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Noun	1.	bilingual - a person who speaks two languages fluently bilingualist polyglot, linguist - a person who speaks more than one language
Adj.	1.	bilingual - using or knowing two languages; "bilingual education" multilingual - using or knowing more than one language; "a multilingual translator"; "a multilingual nation"

Translations

بِلُغَتَيْـنثُنائي اللغَه

dvojjazyčnýbilingvní

tosproget

zweisprachig bilingual

δίγλωσσος

bilingüe

kaksikielinen

bilingue

dvojezičan

bilingváliskétnyelvûkétnyelvű

tvítyngdurtvítyngdur, tveggja mála

bilingue

バイリンガルの

이중 언어의

dvikalbis

divvalodīgs-divvalodu-

tweetaligtweetalige

tospråklig bilingvalbilingv

dwujęzyczny

bilingue bilíngue

двуязычный

bilingválnydvojjazyčný

tvåspråkig

สามารถเขียนหรือพูดได้สองภาษา

iki dildeiki dili anadili gibi konuşabileniki dilli

song ngữ

双语的用两种语言表达或书写的

bilingual

[baɪˈlɪŋgwəl] ADJ → bilingüe

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bilingual

[ˌbaɪˈlɪŋgwəl] adj [education, dictionary] → bilingue
to be bilingual [person] → être bilingue

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bilingual

[baɪˈlɪŋgwəl] adj → bilingue

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bilingual

(baiˈliŋgwəl) adjective

1. written or spoken in two languages. a bilingual dictionary.

2. speaking two languages equally well. a bilingual waiter.

bilingual

→ بِلُغَتَيْـن dvojjazyčný tosproget zweisprachig δίγλωσσος bilingüe kaksikielinen bilingue dvojezičan bilingue バイリンガルの 이중 언어의 tweetalig tospråklig dwujęzyczny bilingue, bilíngue двуязычный tvåspråkig สามารถเขียนหรือพูดได้สองภาษา iki dilli song ngữ 双语的

bilingual

a. bilingüe.

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