bilingual en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡju.əl/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
Etymology
From Latin bilinguis + -al; equivalent to bi- + lingual.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having the ability to speak two languages fluently.
He thinks it's chic to have a bilingual wife.
1980, Paul Schrader, American Gigolo, spoken by Michelle (Lauren Hutton):Since she is bilingual she has them written in both English and Spanish.
1998, Bruce Fife, The Birthday Party Business, →ISBN, page 176:Instead of nonnative speakers, we should be called bilingual or multilingual speakers.
2021 December 18, Ching Ching Tan, “Spielberg’s West Side Story shows us the value of multilingualism”, in CNN:
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(not-comparable) Spoken or written in two different languages.
All signage in and around the station is bilingual in Welsh and English, while station announcements and passenger information screens provide real-time information.
2020 December 30, Paul Stephen, “Chirk station is truly blooming”, in Rail, page 48:a bilingual dictionary
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(not-comparable) Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.
bilingual education
Ocasio-Cortez’s trolling went bilingual in November when a Fox News show, “The Story,” had a prime-time discussion about Ocasio-Cortez’s shoes, including an acknowledgment that the network spent a lot of time talking about a woman who had not even been sworn into Congress yet.
2018 December 12, Cleve R. Wootson Jr., “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s new favorite pastime appears to be trolling conservative critics”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bi-lingual | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bilingual dictionary · nonbilingual · bilinguality · bilingualism · bilingualness · bilingualize · bilingually
Descendants
Hypernyms
multilingual · multilingual · multilingual
Relateds
biscriptal · biliterate · sesquilingual
Synonyms
two-tongued · diglot · two-tongued
Translations (136)
mi reorua (written in two languages) · aii ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (speaking two languages) · ka ორენოვანი (speaking two languages) · nn bilingv (speaking two languages) · dsb dwójorěcny (speaking two languages) · eo dulingva (written in two languages) · ast billingüe (speaking two languages) · af tweetalig (speaking two languages) · sv tvåspråkig (speaking two languages) · gd dà-chànanach (written in two languages) · ia bilingue (written in two languages) · be двухмо́ўны (speaking two languages) · da tosproget (written in two languages) · be дзвюхмо́ўны (speaking two languages) · az ikidilli (written in two languages) · is tvítyngdur (speaking two languages) · de zweisprachig (speaking two languages) · bn দ্বিভাষিক (speaking two languages) · hy երկլեզու (speaking two languages) · fa دوزبانه (written in two languages) · ga dátheangach (speaking two languages) · fa دوزبانه (speaking two languages) · bg двуезичен (written in two languages) · sh dvojèzičan (speaking two languages) · pt bilíngue (speaking two languages) · da tosproget (speaking two languages) · ar ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة (speaking two languages) · ro bilingv (written in two languages) · ms dwibahasa (written in two languages) · nv saad naaki yidiitsʼaʼ (speaking two languages) · nb bilingval (speaking two languages) · th สองภาษา (written in two languages) · ast billingüe (written in two languages) · cs dvojjazyčný (speaking two languages) · az ikidilli (speaking two languages) · cs dvojjazyčný (written in two languages) · sq dygjuhësh (speaking two languages) · ro bilingv (speaking two languages) · sh би̏лингва̄лан (speaking two languages) · aii ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (speaking two languages) · pt bilingue (written in two languages) · ru двуязы́чный (written in two languages) · vi song ngữ (speaking two languages) · cy dwyieithog (written in two languages) · bn দ্বিভাষিক (written in two languages) · hu kétnyelvű (speaking two languages) · is tveggja mála (written in two languages) · sh dvojèzičan (written in two languages) · da tvesproget (speaking two languages) · pl dwujęzyczny (speaking two languages) · nb bilingv (speaking two languages) · et kakskeelne (written in two languages) · de zweisprachig (written in two languages) · uk двомо́вний (speaking two languages) · gv daa-hengagh (written in two languages) · nl tweetalig (written in two languages) · ru двуязы́чный (speaking two languages) · io bilingua (written in two languages) · km ឧភយពាក្យ (speaking two languages) · ja バイリンガルの (speaking two languages) · gd dà-theangach (written in two languages) · nn tospråkleg (speaking two languages) · hu kétnyelvű (written in two languages) · sk dvojjazyčný (speaking two languages) · hi द्विभाषी (written in two languages) · ps دوه ژبی (speaking two languages) · hi द्विभाषी (speaking two languages) · he דו־לשוני (speaking two languages) · fr bilingue (speaking two languages) · eu elebidun (speaking two languages) · is tvímála (written in two languages) · eu elebidun (written in two languages) · th สองภาษา (speaking two languages) · de bilingual (speaking two languages) · yi צוויישפּראַכיק (speaking two languages) · aii ܬܪܲܝܵܢܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (written in two languages) · mi reorua (speaking two languages) · sh bȉlingvālan (speaking two languages) · sh двојѐзичан (speaking two languages) · el δίγλωσσος (written in two languages) · cmn 雙語 /双语 (speaking two languages) · hsb bilingualny (speaking two languages) · hsb dwojorěčny (speaking two languages) · io bilingua (speaking two languages) · br divyezhek (speaking two languages) · es bilingüe (speaking two languages) · hu bilingvis (speaking two languages) · dsb dwójorěcnje (speaking two languages) · ka ბილინგვური (written in two languages) · ps دوه ژبی (written in two languages) · da tvesproget (written in two languages) · et kakskeelne (speaking two languages) · fi kaksikielinen (written in two languages) · ka ორენოვანი (written in two languages) · gd dà-theangach (speaking two languages) · bo སྐད་གཉིས་སྨྲ་བ། (speaking two languages) · es bilingüe (written in two languages) · ca bilingüe (written in two languages) · gl bilingüe (written in two languages) · ca bilingüe (speaking two languages) · ia bilingue (speaking two languages) · nl tweetalig (speaking two languages) · gv daa-hengagh (speaking two languages) · ar ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة (written in two languages) · it bilingue (written in two languages) · pl bilingwalny (speaking two languages) · aii ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ (written in two languages) · el δίγλωσσος (speaking two languages) · pt bilíngue (written in two languages) · it bilingue (speaking two languages) · yi צוויישפּראַכיק (written in two languages) · gd dà-chànanach (speaking two languages) · mk двоја́зичен (written in two languages) · br divyezhek (written in two languages) · fi kaksikielinen (speaking two languages) · ka ორენიანი (speaking two languages) · ga dátheangach (written in two languages) · vi song ngữ (written in two languages) · bg двуезичен (speaking two languages) · nb tospråklig (speaking two languages) · eo dulingva (speaking two languages) · tl dalwika (speaking two languages) · sh двојѐзичан (written in two languages) · nn bilingval (speaking two languages) · tl dalwika (written in two languages) · gl bilingüe (speaking two languages) · cy dwyieithog (speaking two languages) · hy երկլեզու (written in two languages) · mk двоја́зичен (speaking two languages) · pt bilingue (speaking two languages) · km ពីរភាសា (speaking two languages) · cs bilingvní (speaking two languages) · la bilinguis (speaking two languages) · pl dwujęzyczny (written in two languages) · hsb dwurěčny (speaking two languages) · cmn 雙語 /双语 (written in two languages)