A dictionary of foreign words and phrases /
Foreign words and phrases
Tad Tuleja.
- London : Robert Hale, 2009.
- viii, 205 p. ; 22 cm.
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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