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The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

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Description:From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrasesThis 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 meaningThe Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases. To get started finding The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 322

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Trade Paper Press

Release: 2007

ISBN: 0470249412

Description: From angst to zydeco, the ultimate guide to foreign terms and phrasesThis 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 meaningThe Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases is sure to become a favorite reference for anyone with an interest in words and language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases. To get started finding The Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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