bilingualbi‧lin‧gual /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/ ●●○ adjective 
a bilingual dictionary The report proposed bilingual education in schools.2able to speak two languages equally well: Their kids are bilingual.bilingual in Louis is virtually bilingual in Dutch and German.—bilingual noun [countable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- About 80 percent of the school's students are bilingual.
- I'm bilingual - my mother was French.
- Many of the pupils are bilingual in Welsh and English.
- In addition to this, students deepen their understanding of early literacy and a special study is made of bilingual under- fives.
- Must have a good understanding of the ethnography of speaking in the bilingual context, particularly that of interpreted interviews.
- There is a need for talks by bilingual service providers, information tapes and videos with voice overs in different languages.
- This is a completely bilingual city.
- Where bilingual ballots do fill a need is in the initiatives such as bond issues, charter amendments and the like.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone can speak more than one language
someone who is bilingual can speak two languages perfectly: · I'm bilingual - my mother was French.· Many of the pupils are bilingual in Welsh and English.
your second language is a language that you speak well and often use, but not the first language that you learned as a child: · Halima was born in Kenya. Her first language is Swahili, and her second language is English.
to speak a language · Nadia speaks six languages.speak French/Japanese/Russian etc · Is there anyone here who can speak Arabic?
to be able to speak, read, and understand some of a particular foreign language: · I know enough Italian to travel around there.· Do you know any Polish?
very good at speaking a foreign language, so that you can speak it quickly without stopping and you understand it very well: fluent in English/German/Thai etc: · Applicants should be fluent in Cantonese.fluent French/Arabic/Japanese etc: · Ann speaks fluent Italian.
able to speak two languages very well: · About 80 percent of the school's students are bilingual.
able to speak several languages very well: · Many people who work at the European Parliament are multilingual.
someone who can speak a particular language: speaker of English/Russian/Arabic etc: · Speakers of Cantonese often cannot understand speakers of Mandarin.English/Spanish/Urdu etc speaker: · The hotel has two English speakers on its staff.native speaker (=learnt a particular language as their first language as a child): · All our English teachers are native speakers.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The report proposed bilingual education in schools.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1written or spoken in two languages: The report proposed bilingual education in schools. (=with translations from one language into another)· A bilingual dictionary is an essential purchase for anybody learning a foreign language.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Until we recognise the particular skills bilingual children bring to mathematics lessons, we are likely to continue to underestimate their abilities.· The distribution of bilingual children varies widely across the country, but the total numbers and diversity are certainly significant.· I have learned that there are no special practices or techniques we must learn in order to teach mathematics to our bilingual children.
· The Sandinistas quickly conceded the principle of bilingual education, and incorporated local languages into the 1980 literacy crusade.· Some educators pose the same kind of questions about Ebonics that have been raised about other bilingual education programs.· It also proposed bilingual education in schools and the creation of a secretariat of external relations and an environmental agency.· Here, in this otherwise familiar classroom, bilingual education is being practiced.· This means that bilingual education must be focused on from an early age and given a high profile throughout the school system.· More aid also is proposed for bilingual education, special education and school construction and repairs.· If this measure could indeed alienate Latinos, why do several recent polls show overwhelming support from Latinos for dismantling bilingual education?
a bilingual dictionary The report proposed bilingual education in schools.2able to speak two languages equally well: Their kids are bilingual.bilingual in Louis is virtually bilingual in Dutch and German.—bilingual noun [countable]