Bilingual
adjective
Able to use two languages equally well.
She is bilingual in English and Spanish
Often appears as...
- bilingual education
- bilingual dictionary
noun
A person who is fluent in two languages.
As a bilingual, she finds it easy to communicate when she travels
Often appears as...
- native bilingual
- active bilingual
adjective
Able to use two languages equally well.
She is bilingual in English and Spanish
Often appears as...
- bilingual education
- bilingual dictionary
noun
A person who is fluent in two languages.
As a bilingual, she finds it easy to communicate when she travels
Often appears as...
- native bilingual
- active bilingual
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Proficiency
Bilingual means being equally proficient in both languages, not just able to communicate.
He negotiated contracts bilingual, without an interpreter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Insight
Being bilingual offers insight into different cultures, not just language skills.
Her bilingual ability let her enjoy films in their original language.
Pro Tip 3/3Career Advantage
Being bilingual is highly valued and can be a significant advantage in many careers.
Her bilingual skills secured her the position in the international company.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Proficiency
Bilingual means being equally proficient in both languages, not just able to communicate.
He negotiated contracts bilingual, without an interpreter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Insight
Being bilingual offers insight into different cultures, not just language skills.
Her bilingual ability let her enjoy films in their original language.
Pro Tip 3/3Career Advantage
Being bilingual is highly valued and can be a significant advantage in many careers.
Her bilingual skills secured her the position in the international company.
Pro Tip 1/3Equal Proficiency
Bilingual means being equally proficient in both languages, not just able to communicate.
He negotiated contracts bilingual, without an interpreter.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Insight
Being bilingual offers insight into different cultures, not just language skills.
Her bilingual ability let her enjoy films in their original language.
Pro Tip 3/3Career Advantage
Being bilingual is highly valued and can be a significant advantage in many careers.
Her bilingual skills secured her the position in the international company.
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Massive-scale online...
If this is what you want to do, you quickly realize you're going to run into two big hurdles, two big obstacles. The first one is a lack of bilinguals. So I don't even know if there exists 100 million people out there using the web who are bilingual enough to help us translate. That's a big problem.
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Massive-scale online...
okay the first one is a lack of bilinguals okay so I don't even know if there exists a hundred million people out there using the web who are bilingual enough to help us translate that's a big problem the other problem that you're going to run into is a lack of motivation how are we going to
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Ugly history: The 1937...
especially because many of the border residents were bilingual. The Dominican government censored any news of the massacre, while bodies were thrown in ravines, dumped in rivers, or burned to dispose of the evidence. This is why no one knows exactly how many people were murdered,
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Alanna Shaikh: How I'm...
But the research also shows that there's nothing that will 100 percent protect you. If the monster wants you, the monster's gonna get you. That's what happened with my dad. My dad was a bilingual college professor. His hobbies were chess, bridge and writing op-eds.
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4 reasons to learn a new...
and that you are probably a better multitasker. And these are factors that set in early, and so that ought to give you some sense of when to give junior or juniorette lessons in another language. Bilingualism is healthy. And then, third --
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How I'm using LEGO to...
initial, medial, isolated and final. I want to introduce the Arabic language to young learners, foreign speakers, but most importantly help refugees integrate to their host societies through creating a bilingual learning system,
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The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain
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How interpreters juggle...
And that is no easy task. It takes about two years of training for already fluent bilingual professionals to expand their vocabulary and master the skills necessary to become a conference interpreter.
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Why Are Wild Parrots...
macaw gave out the macaw greeting call but then she said for good measure hello pretty Birds I guess in Miami and pays to be bilingual the first time I ever saw a blue and yellow macaw in Miami as
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"The Woman in the Arena"...
i'm an indie artist i sing bilingual music i had swallowed the message the world loves to tell little girls be grateful for what you have don't take up space be small and i was really good at that
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Massive-scale online...
If this is what you want to do, you quickly realize you're going to run into two big hurdles, two big obstacles. The first one is a lack of bilinguals. So I don't even know if there exists 100 million people out there using the web who are bilingual enough to help us translate. That's a big problem.
Video examples
Massive-scale online...
okay the first one is a lack of bilinguals okay so I don't even know if there exists a hundred million people out there using the web who are bilingual enough to help us translate that's a big problem the other problem that you're going to run into is a lack of motivation how are we going to
Video examples
Ugly history: The 1937...
especially because many of the border residents were bilingual. The Dominican government censored any news of the massacre, while bodies were thrown in ravines, dumped in rivers, or burned to dispose of the evidence. This is why no one knows exactly how many people were murdered,
Video examples
Alanna Shaikh: How I'm...
But the research also shows that there's nothing that will 100 percent protect you. If the monster wants you, the monster's gonna get you. That's what happened with my dad. My dad was a bilingual college professor. His hobbies were chess, bridge and writing op-eds.
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4 reasons to learn a new...
and that you are probably a better multitasker. And these are factors that set in early, and so that ought to give you some sense of when to give junior or juniorette lessons in another language. Bilingualism is healthy. And then, third --
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How I'm using LEGO to...
initial, medial, isolated and final. I want to introduce the Arabic language to young learners, foreign speakers, but most importantly help refugees integrate to their host societies through creating a bilingual learning system,
Video examples
The benefits of a...
chances are you belong to the world's bilingual and multilingual majority. And besides having an easier time traveling or watching movies without subtitles, knowing two or more languages means that your brain
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
And that is no easy task. It takes about two years of training for already fluent bilingual professionals to expand their vocabulary and master the skills necessary to become a conference interpreter.
Video examples
Why Are Wild Parrots...
macaw gave out the macaw greeting call but then she said for good measure hello pretty Birds I guess in Miami and pays to be bilingual the first time I ever saw a blue and yellow macaw in Miami as
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"The Woman in the Arena"...
i'm an indie artist i sing bilingual music i had swallowed the message the world loves to tell little girls be grateful for what you have don't take up space be small and i was really good at that
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
David Crystal
English Educator
Bilingualism lets you have your cake and eat it. The new language opens the doors to the best jobs in society; the old language allows you to keep your sense of 'who you are.' It preserves your identity. With two languages, you have the best of both worlds.
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Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness.
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Deborah Raney
American Author
I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up the world in amazing ways.
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Neha Sharma
Indian Actress
In 'Solo,' I play a girl, who is full of life. Since it is a bilingual, the character has two names in two languages.
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Genesis Rodriguez
American Actress
I think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.
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Gordie Howe
Canadian Athlete
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
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David Henry Hwang
American Playwright
I've studied Chinese in college, but basically, I'm not bilingual.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
I'm bilingual. I speak English and Spanish.
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Luis Fonsi
Puerto Rican Musician
I talk bilingual.
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Diana Taurasi
American Basketball Player
I am bilingual.
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David Crystal
English Educator
Bilingualism lets you have your cake and eat it. The new language opens the doors to the best jobs in society; the old language allows you to keep your sense of 'who you are.' It preserves your identity. With two languages, you have the best of both worlds.
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Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
An alcoholic father, poverty, my own juvenile diabetes, the limited English my parents spoke - although my mother has become completely bilingual since. All these things intrude on what most people think of as happiness.
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Deborah Raney
American Author
I would love to be bilingual. I think having a second or third language at my bidding would open up the world in amazing ways.
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Neha Sharma
Indian Actress
In 'Solo,' I play a girl, who is full of life. Since it is a bilingual, the character has two names in two languages.
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Genesis Rodriguez
American Actress
I think I'm representing a new generation of Latinos - bilingual, bicultural people.
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Gordie Howe
Canadian Athlete
All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.
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David Henry Hwang
American Playwright
I've studied Chinese in college, but basically, I'm not bilingual.
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Henry Cejudo
American Athlete
I'm bilingual. I speak English and Spanish.
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Luis Fonsi
Puerto Rican Musician
I talk bilingual.
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Diana Taurasi
American Basketball Player
I am bilingual.
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