bilingual
adjective
someone who is bilingual is able to speak two languages extremely well
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noun
the practice of changing from using one language to using another when you are speaking
verb
to express what you want to say in a language. To decode words in a language is to understand them when you see or read them.
noun
someone who starts to study a language from the beginning again, although they already have a slight knowledge of it
adjective
speaking French as the main language. Someone who is francophone can be called a francophone.
verb
to translate what someone is saying in one language into another language so that someone else can understand it
noun
someone whose job is to translate what a speaker is saying in one language into another language so that someone else can understand it
adjective
a literal translation is one in which each word is translated separately in a way that does not sound natural
adverb
if you translate something literally, you translate each word separately in a way that does not sound natural
noun
the translation of a piece of writing from one language to another by a computer
noun
someone who has learnt a particular language from the time that they began to speak
noun
the process by which people learn a language that is not their native language
noun
all the people who speak a particular language, even if they live in many different parts of the world
noun
a translation of what people are saying in a foreign language film or television programme, that appears at the bottom of the screen
verb
to write something written in the alphabet of one language using the alphabet of another language
verb
to be changed into a different language, or to be capable of being understood in a different language
noun
someone who changes spoken or written words into another language, especially as their job
noun
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adverb
noun
to not be as effective or accurate when translated or performed in another way etc
to know enough of another language to be able to deal with ordinary situations
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