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bilingually

/baɪˈɫɪŋɡwəɫli/ adv

In a bilingual manner; using two languages.

Word Origin Bilingually comes from 'bilingual', from Latin 'bi-' (two) and 'lingua' (tongue, language) — literally 'two-tongued'. The adverb describes doing something in two languages. The root 'lingua' gives us linguist, linguistics, and even sublingual (under the tongue).

adv In a bilingual manner; using two languages.

The conference was conducted bilingually in English and French.

(副词) 双语地

会议以英语和法语双语进行。

(adverbio) de manera bilingüe; bilingüemente; en dos idiomas [De manera bilingüe; usando dos idiomas.]

La conferencia se llevó a cabo de manera bilingüe en inglés y francés.

(adverbe) de manière bilingue; en deux langues; bilingue [De manière bilingue, en utilisant deux langues.]

La conférence s'est déroulée bilingue, en anglais et en français.

(Adverb) zweisprachig [Auf zweisprachige Weise; unter Verwendung von zwei Sprachen.]

Die Konferenz wurde **bilingually** auf Englisch und Französisch durchgeführt.

(副詞) 二か国語で、二つの言語を使って

会議は英語とフランス語の二か国語で進められた。

(advérbio) bilíngue; em duas línguas; de modo bilíngue [De maneira bilíngue; usando duas línguas.]

A conferência foi conduzida bilíngue, em inglês e francês.

Antonyms: monolingually
Word parts: bi + lingual + ly

Related words

lingual linguist linguistics bilingualism

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