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bilingual

[bai 'liN gw..l] = /baɪˈlɪŋgwəl/
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  1. A bilingual dictionary uses two languages. Words in one language are translated into another language. Examples: a Polish-English dictionary, an English-French dictionary.
    When you know a word in one language, and you want to say it in another language, you have to use a bilingual dictionary.
    He needs a bilingual dictionary because he is a translator.
    Steve tried to explain the word “research” to me, but I did not understand his explanation. I had to look it up in a bilingual dictionary.