Bilingual vs Proficient - What's the difference?
bilingual | proficient |
Having the ability to speak two languages
Spoken or written in two different languages
Characterized by the use or presence of two languages
Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
* 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
As adjectives the difference between bilingual and proficient
is that bilingual is having the ability to speak two languages while proficient is good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.As nouns the difference between bilingual and proficient
is that bilingual is a person who is able to use two languages while proficient is an expert.bilingual
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Alternative forms
* bi-lingualAdjective
(wikipedia bilingual) (-)- a bilingual dictionary
Derived terms
* bilingualism * bilingualitySynonyms
* diglotSee also
* biscriptalproficient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
- By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient .