Foreign idioms in Foreign Language Study Books

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Covering almost ten thousand phrases, including bite the bullet, take the cake, buy the farm, and says who, a unique reference on common American vocabulary and idiomatic expressions defines each entry and provides a contextual sentence. Reprint.

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<p><b>Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states</b></p> <p>With more entries than any other reference of its kind, <i>McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs</i> shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and clichés. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.</p>

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Discusses the true meanings and origins of such idioms as "let the cat out of the bag," "get it straight from the horse's mouth," and more than two dozen other expressions. Reissue.

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<p>For every learner who has wasted dictionary time looking up the individual parts of a Spanish saying only to have the whole add up to nonsense, <i>The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms </i>provides innovative and easy access to scores of turns-of-phrase and their idiomatic English equivalents.</p> <p> With more than 4,000 Spanish expressions arranged by keyword, numerous example sentences, and an extensive index for cross-referencing, you can quickly find phrase-based translations by way of either English or Spanish. Compact and comprehensive, this tool is perfect for a student's backpack or a translator's briefcase.</p>

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(trans.): What a wiz around the house! <p>(lit.): What a fairy in the domicile! <p>On n'apprend pas à un vieux <p>singe à faire la grimace. <p>(trans.): You can't teach an old dog new tricks. <p>(lit.): You can't teach an old monkey to smile. <p>If a French native were to offer you une assiette au beurre (a plate of butter) or invite you to faire du lèche-vitrine (to go window licking), you might not know whether to accept - that is, unless you have read this second book in David Burke's Street French series. <p>Street French 2 explores yet another "inside" language that must be mastered in order to be considered truly fluent in French: idioms- - those quaint and quirky expressions that can't be understood literally but are used in every conceivable conversational situation. <p>Now you can learn the best of French idioms through entertaining word games, dialogues, crossword puzzles, find-a-word grids, and special tips guaranteed to make you au jus (up-to-date or, literally, juiced up) in no time!

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<P>From <i>catching a cold</i> to <i>landing on your feet</i>, idiomatic expressions add color and style to the English language. The latest edition of <i><b>Essential Idioms in English</b></i> remains the resource of choice for mastering more than 500 common English idioms, phrasal verbs, and collocations.<br> Organized by level for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners, <i>Essential Idioms in English </i>thoroughly defines and illustrates each idiom, then reinforces its meaning and usage with multiple-choice, true-false, fill-in-the-blank, and matching exercises.<br> <b>New features include:</b> <ul> <li>Three new sections on collocations to illustrate the frequency of certain usages.</li> <li>An expanded Appendix of Equivalent Idioms that adds Portuguese to the French and Spanish translations of previous editions.</li> <li>New eight-page section on dictionary skills helps students build their knowledge of vocabulary and usage.</li></P>

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An updated introduction to American slang and phrase origins identifies and defines more than six hundred commonly used idioms, complementing the entries with kid-friendly sample sentences and entertaining illustrations. Original.

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This self-teaching guide to the colorful world of American slang and idiom is an essential text for nonnative speakers, teachers of English as a second language, or anyone interested in the nuances of colloquial speech. Dialogues, word games, crossword puzzles, word matches, true and false exercises, and other innovative techniques are used to familiarize readers with common terms and illustrate how they are used in a variety of contexts, such as at a restaurant, at the movies, at school, etc. Illustrations of the literal interpretation of each term ("to run a fever" shows a marathon runner on the back of a thermometer) can be used as teaching tools or mnemonic devices.

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<p><b>Never be at a loss for the right phrase in Spanish--or red with embarrassment from choosing the wrong one!</b></p> <p><i>The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang</i> presents more than 5,000 current slang and colloquial expressions. Each entry is accompanied by a fun example in both Spanish and English, so you understand the phrase in context and avoid any language <i>faux pas</i> in the future. Also included is a handy section on Spanish equivalents to common English slang phrases.</p>

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Defines Yiddish words and phrases and provides Yiddish equivalents for English expressions.

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<p><b>2,000 "streetwise" expressions put the fun into learning French</b></p> <p>The student of French who is <i>câblé </i> (cabled--<i>switched on</i>) will be <i>aux ange </i> (with the angels--<i>over the moon</i>) to discover this fascinating compendium of 2,000 current French colloquial expressions and slang. It features a wealth of exercises and examples as well as tips on where and when to use or not use certain expressions. It all adds up to a rare language tool: one that entertains as it expands vocabulary. Peppered with humorous illustrations by the French illustrator Luc Nisset-Raidon. Thirty-four A-to-Z categories and 130 subcategories with 2,000 terms and expressions, for example:</p> <ul> <li>Animals--cats, dogs, farmyard animals, wild animals, insects <li>Business--banking, business titles, buying and selling, making a deal <li>Clothes--fashion models, shoes, sportswear, underwear, vacation clothes <li>Discourse, conversations--complaining, greetings, interrupting, saying good-bye </ul>

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There is more than one way to say what you mean, this bilingual book illustrates this idea in an unusual way. After explaining the concept of an idiom, the book compares twelve pairs of idioms. Each pair has the same meaning, even though the words they use and the images they evoke are quite different.

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This volume presents more than 2,000 idiomatic words and expressions spelled phonetically and followed by the Japanese characters and the English translation.