different between bilingual vs translator

English

Alternative forms

• bi-lingual (rare)

Etymology

From Latin bilinguis +? -al; equivalent to bi- +? lingual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba??l??.?w?l/, /ba??l??.?ju.?l/

Adjective

bilingual (not comparable)

1. Having the ability to speak two languages.

   Synonyms: diglot, two-tongued

   Hypernym: multilingual

2. Spoken or written in two different languages.

   Hypernym: multilingual

3. Characterized by the use or presence of two languages.

   Hypernym: multilingual

Synonyms

• two-tongued

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• biliterate
• biscriptal
• sesquilingual

Noun

bilingual (plural bilinguals)

1. A person who is able to use two languages.

Translations

Further reading

• bilingual on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

bi- +? lingual

Pronunciation

Adjective

bilingual (not comparable)

1. bilingual

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• tr., trans., transl. (abbreviations)
• translatour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English translatour, from Old French translator, translatour, translateur, from Latin tr?nsl?tor, agent noun from perfect passive participle tr?nsl?tus, from tr?nsfer? (“carry across”), from trans (“across, beyond”) + fer? (“bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?ænzle?t?/, /?t?ænsle?t?/, /?t?ænz?le?t?/, [?t??ænz?le?t??], [?t??ænz?le???], /?t?æns?le?t?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?anzle?t?/, /?t???nzle?t?/

Noun

translator (plural translators)

1. A person who translates text, film, or other material into a different natural language.
2. (by extension) One that makes a new version of a source material in a different language or format.
3. (proscribed) A language interpreter.
4. A computer program that translates something from one language to another using machine translation.

   Synonym: machine translator

Related terms

• transfer
• translate
• translation
• translatory

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

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Noun

translator m (plural translatori, feminine equivalent translatoare)

1. (clarification of this definition is needed) translator