World Dictionary Of Foreign Expressions

Author : Gabriel Adeleye
Publisher : Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0865164223
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions written by Gabriel Adeleye and published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides definitions of foreign words and phrases commonly used in the English language, as well as each word's language of origin, literal translation, and examples of proper usage.

Author : B. Phythian
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780822603887
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Foreign Expressions (a Helix Books) written by B. Phythian and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1984 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.

Author : A J Bliss
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504082605
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by A J Bliss and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating A-to-Z reference to foreign words and phrases that have become part of contemporary English usage. The English language has been greatly enriched by a vast array of words and phrases imported from other tongues, such as comrade, chateau, wunderkind, and vox populi. For the average English speaker, many are bound to be familiar. Some may even appear to be standard English, while others may seem, well,foreign. A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases presents a comprehensive list of such terms, with entries that reveal their meanings and etymologies.

Author : Mary Varchaver
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470249412
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases written by Mary Varchaver and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-15 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Kudos (Greek), encomiums (Latin), and accolades (French) to the authors for their enlightening and amusing lexicon, a testament that English is the most cheerfully democratic and hospitable language ever cobbled together."-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrases This handy, practical, and browsable A-to-Z reference tells you all you need to know to understand, pronounce, and appreciate the nearly 2,000 foreign words and phrases commonly used by speakers and writers of English. The Browser's Dictionary covers a wide variety of subject areas and includes loan-words from more than sixty languages around the world, such as: Latin (desideratum) * the romance languages (rapprochement, macho, imbroglio) * German (gestalt) * Russian (gulag) * Hebrew (shibboleth) * Yiddish (shtick) * Persian (tambura) * Hindi (purdah) * Arabic (loofah) * Hawaiian (kanaka) * Creole French (zydeco) * and Japanese (netsuke) In addition, each entry provides: * A guide to pronunciation using easy-to-understand transcriptions from ordinary English * Comprehensive literal and idiomatic definitions * The word's source language, as well as its literal meaning The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.

Author : Alan Bliss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780415059053
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases in Current English written by Alan Bliss and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 5,000 words and phrases with a commentary on each. The language of origin is identified and the authentic spelling and meaning are indicated if these differ substantially from those used in English. The approximate date at which the expression entered the English language is given and all current meanings are defined.

Author : B. A. Phythian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of Foreign Expressions written by B. A. Phythian and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brian Pythian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780340526859
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Concise Dictionary of Foreign Expressions written by Brian Pythian and published by . This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eugene Ehrlich
Publisher : Harpercollins
ISBN 13 : 9780062731623
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by Eugene Ehrlich and published by Harpercollins. This book was released on 1991-11 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780061815768
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms written by Christopher Orlando Sylvester Mawson and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Definitions of more than 15,000 foreign expressions from more than 50 languages that are likely to be encountered in literature, conversation, newspapers, magazines, in broadcasting and on television."--Jacket.

Author : Tad Tuleja
Publisher : Stonesong
ISBN 13 : 0985434384
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreignisms written by Tad Tuleja and published by Stonesong. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English is full of foreign languages! As the world gets ever more connected, English pulls in all sorts of phrases and words--whatever gets the job done. From Latin and Greek terms in law and medicine to French words for food and dance, from Sanskrit to Russian and Chinese, English prospers and grows as it borrows.FOREIGNISMS: A Dictionary of Foreign Expressions Commonly (and Not So Commonly) Used in English is a fun, fascinating, alphabetical guide to hundreds of these terms, complete with easy pronunciation explanations. Never flounder or feel at a loss: with FOREIGNISMS, you'll know exactly what these funny, fancy, foreignisms mean.