A dictionary of foreign words and phrases / Tad Tuleja.
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TextPublisher: London : Robert Hale, 2009Description: viii, 205 p. ; 22 cmISBN: 9780709089568; 0709089562Other title: Foreign words and phrasesSubject(s): English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- DictionariesDDC classification: 422/.4/03 LOC classification: PE1670 | .T85 2009| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| REF PE1628 .M36 2003 Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary. | REF PE1628 .O867 2006 Oxford dictionary of current English / | REF PE1628 .O8685 2012 Oxford ESL dictionary for learners of English : with Canadian content. | REF PE1670 .T85 2009 A dictionary of foreign words and phrases / | REF PE3721 .G74 2005 Cassell's dictionary of slang / | REF PJ6640 .A934 2004 Arabic practical dictionary / | REF PN212 .R68 2008 Routledge encyclopedia of narrative theory / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index.
Preface -- Pronunciation Guide -- Foreign words and phrases A to Z -- Special categories : Roman beginnings -- Classical Phobias -- A Sanskrit sampler -- French ballet Terminology -- Italian musical terms -- Fearless leaders -- Yiddish losers -- Conventional wisdom -- Toasts -- Common abbreviations of foreign terms -- Common phrases -- Bibliography -- Index of foreign words and phrases -- Subject index.
Definitions of : Achtung -- Billet doux -- Chutzpah -- Decolletage -- Eureka! -- Fiasco -- Glasnost -- Haiku -- Innamorato -- Jeu d'esprit -- Kismet -- Lebensraum -- Manana -- Nemesis -- Outre -- Paparazzi -- Quid pro quo -- Raison d'etre -- Shalom -- Terra firma -- Ubermensch -- Vamos -- Wanderlust -- eXempli gratia -- Yoga -- Zeitgeist.
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