dictionary of german slang and colloquial expressions

Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Strutz, Henry, PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Travelers with intermediate-level knowledge of German, and language students on intermediate and advanced levels will value this book as a key to getting past the slang barrier and grasping German and its idioms as people actually speak the language. More than words or colloquial expressions seldom found in standard bilingual dictionaries are listed alphabetically and defined. A phrase or short sentence is presented in German to give readers a sense of the word or expression as it is used in various contexts, and is followed with an English translation. Because of the nature of the subject matter, books in this series necessarily contain expressions that some readers will find offensive.

NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spears, Richard A., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, Now available in softbound, the revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.

Langenscheidt's German-English Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Langenscheidt Editorial, PUBLISHER: Pocket Books, Fully updated and featuring more than entries, this is the classic German-English English-German Dictionary from Langenscheidt, the premier source for foreign language reference tools.Students, teachers, travelers, and professionals can confidently rely on this invaluable 2-in-1 volume that includes: - Hundreds of new words reflecting today's cultural, political, and technological changes, plus contemporary idioms and expressions - Full pronunciation keys for both German and English entries - Comprehensive grammatical information - The genitives and plurals of German nouns - Indicators as to whether a German verb is conjugated with"haben" or "sein" - An alphabetical list of German and English irregular verbs - A wealth of examples illustrating correct usage and meaning - A quick reference section on proper names, weights and measures, and abbreviations - Easy-to-read typography, plus a helpful guide to using the dictionary most effectively The foreign language dictionary for people on the move

Yankee Talk: A Dictionary of New England Expressions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Each regional volume contains thousands of entertaining expressions, anecdotes, pronunciations, idioms, and catchwords -- both historical and contemporary -- excerpted from novels, poetry, legends, and newspaper articles. An extensive introduction provides in-depth coverage of each area as well as its many different dialects. New Englanders have a way of talking that is all their own. Now a host of their entertaining expressions, anecdotes, pronunciations, idioms, and catchwords have been collected into one volume.

Diccionario Larousse del Espanol Moderno = A New Dictionary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries / Garcia-Pelayo Y. Gross, Ramon, PUBLISHER: Signet Book, The Larousse Dictionary of Modern Spanish includes: Over entries and definitionsSuccinct yet complete definitions written in contemporary languageClear examples of the relationship between different parts of speech Words in general usage as well as scientific and other specialized terminologyParticular emphasis on expressions characteristic of the peoples of Latin America

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, The Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other indispensable resources for writers, students, and serious readers. From the origins of words and phrases to the meanings of literary terms, the collection provides comprehensive information in a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers and browsers alike. These books will be reached for again and again. This entertaining compendium traces the origins and development of more than words and phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal and plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, and phrases from literature.

German Verbs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Robertson, Silvia, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, Learning verbs and remembering their correct usage is a daunting task for anyone studying a new language. The experts at Teach Yourself have developed the Teach Yourself Verbs series to deal with this perplexing yet necessary part of language learning. Perfect for students at any level of experience, the Teach Yourself Verbs series will increase their knowledge and proficiency and give their language confidence the boost it needs. Each book contains: -- Helpful hints on learning verb forms -- Explanation of various tenses and their useage -- Verb categories, their patterns, and their conjugations -- Full coverage of the main tenses for frequently used verbs, arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference -- Examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and keywords based on the verbs -- A glossary of verbs with details of the patterns they follow

Say What?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lonely Planet, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, Idioms, proverbs and colloquial expressions are the heart and soul of languages. Impossible to guess, and easily misunderstood, they are the real tickets to talking like a local. Thanks to this multilingual pocket guide, you will now be able to communicate impressively with people you meet on your travels all over the world. Enjoy a deeper understanding of foreign cultures and have a bit of fun on the way 'Pigs might fly' Spanish: "Cuando las ranas crien pelo" 'When the crayfish whistles' Turkish: "Balik agaca/kavaga cikinca" Languages include: French, Italian, Hungarian, Romanian, Hindi, Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, Thai, Slovenian, Vietnamese, German, Lao, Dutch Acquista Ora

A Dictionary of the Bible: Volume V: Supplement -- Articles

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hastings, James, PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, For over a century the ten-volume Dictionary of the Bible has been the definitive reference. "It is a Dictionary of the Old and New Testaments, together with the Old Testament Apocrypha, according to the Authorized and Revised English Versions, and with constant reference to the original tongues.... Articles have been written on the names of all Persons and Places, on the Antiquities and Archaeology of the Bible, on its Ethnology, Geology, and Natural History, on Biblical Theology and Ethic, and even on the obsolete or archaic words occurring in the English Versions." James Hastings () was a distinguished scholar and pastor. He was founder and editor of the Expository Times and is also well known for editing the Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, the Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels, and the Dictionary of the Apostolic Church.

Women in German Yearbook, Volume 18

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Women in German Yearbook / Joeres, Ruth-Ellen B. / Herminghouse, Patricia A., PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, "Women in German Yearbook" is a refereed publication that presents a wide range of feminist approaches to all aspects of German literary, cultural, and language studies, including pedagogy. Each issue contains critical studies on the work, history, life, literature, and arts of women in the German-speaking world, reflecting the interdisciplinary perspectives that inform feminist German studies.

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marketing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Littler, Dale / Lewis, Barbara R., PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishers, The" Dictionary" has been carefully designed to give both the expert and the newcomer overviews and succinct presentations of the most important traditional and contemporary issues in marketing.

METSASANAKIRJA Skogsordbok. Forest Dictionary.

Aro, Paavo METSASANAKIRJA Skogsordbok. Forest Dictionary. Forstwörterbuch. Finnisch - Schwedisch - Englisch - Deutsch. hard back, Jacket 1st edition Publisher Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava pp. Plus indices in the four languages. A forestry dictionary in Finnish-Swedish-German and English. Euro 80 (diz. 3)

Larousse Dictionaries General

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larousse Bilingual Dictionaries, PUBLISHER: Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, This single-volume monolingual dictionary offers comprehensive coverage of the French language. With entries, including proper names, definitions for over phrases and idiomatic expressions, as well as antonyms and synonyms, it is the ideal reference for students and teachers.

Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koepnick, Lutz, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, Lutz Koepnick analyzes the complicated relationship between two cinemas--Hollywood's and Nazi Germany's--in this theoretically and politically incisive study. "The Dark Mirror "examines the split course of German popular film from the early s until the mid s, showing how Nazi filmmakers appropriated Hollywood conventions and how German film exiles reworked German cultural material in their efforts to find a working base in the Hollywood studio system. Through detailed readings of specific films, Koepnick provides a vivid sense of the give and take between German and American cinema.

Cassell Dictionary of Modern American History

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thompson, Peter, PUBLISHER: Cassell, The first release in a major new series of five volumes that will cover modern U.S., U.K., French, German and Russian history. The Cassell Dictionary of Modern American History is a clear and comprehensive A-Z guide to American history from the birth of the republic in to the Lewinsky affair. Its articles include not only brief entries delivering key details of the people and events that have made U.S. history, but also a number of longer thematic articles treating key aspects of the period in question -- from the US constitution to the US Civil War, from the American Revolution to Reconstruction.

Oxford Dictionary of Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oxford University Press / Martin, Elizabeth A. / Daintith, John, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Authoritative and up-to-date, this popular dictionary is an ideal reference for both students and non-scientists. Now fully revised and substantially expanded for this new edition, the Concise Science Dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of biology (including human biology), chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy, as well as common terms from mathematics and computing. With clear and concise entries, the dictionary also incorporates the latest developments in fields such as genetics, molecular biology, cosmology, particle physics, and fullerene chemistry. New material includes biographical entries, box features, chronologies, and tables; and appendices cover the periodic table, tables of SI units, and classifications of the plant and animal kingdoms.

German tanks

Vendo bellissimo libro "German tanks encyclopedia of german tanks of world war two. ARMS AND ARMOUR PRESS prima edizione . sia la sovraccoperta che il libro sono in ottime condizioni.pagine 272 con numerose foto e illustrazione

The German-American Heritage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Franck, Irene M. / Irene M Franck, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This volume uses firsthand accounts and period illustrations to detail the immigration of Germans into the United States, the hardships they experienced upon arriving, and their role throughout history. Coverage includes the Mennonites and Quakers who left Germany in search of religious freedom in the late seventeenth century, the immigrants who poured into the United States in the nineteenth century following the Napoleonic Wars and who continued to come through the s, the development of German-American communities, the impact of two world wars on Americans of German descent, and the valuable contributions of German-Americans to this country.

The German Element in the War of American Independence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greene, George Washington, PUBLISHER: Janaway Publishing, Inc., This work consists primarily of three parts: A biography of Baron Von Steuben; a biography of General John Kaib; and approximately 40 pages devoted to a discussion of the German Mercenaries. The author's narrative also provides the reader not only biographical information on Von Steuben and Kaib, but advances a focused insight into the German contribution to both the American and British efforts. Paperback, (), reprint pp.

Dictionary of Gene Technology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kahl, Gunter / Kahl, Guenter, PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, The most up-to-date and comprehensive collection of all terms of this modern science. With more than technical terms, this dictionary reflects the importance of gene technology for present-day biology. Extensive explanations and illustrations accompany the terms, providing admirably clear access to the complexities of this vital discipline. Moreover, the book elucidates the jungle of acronyms and swamps of jargon that have frustrated many a researcher. A multitude of cross-references enables non-specialists and experts alike to understand links to related sciences such as genetics, biotechnology, microbiology and biochemistry. Students, researchers, officials and journalists will soon find it difficult to imagine tackling gene technology without the assistance of this user-friendly dictionary.

Dictionary of Art & Artists by Peter and Linda Murray

Dictionary of Art & Artists by Peter and Linda Murray - The Penguin Ottime condizioni. Spedizione con raccomandata. Ritiro in zona gratuito.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Art History Terms::

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Michaux, J.P. Ed. / Michaux, J. P., PUBLISHER: Emerald Group Publishing, The dictionary contains terms covering the following fields and subfields of arts and antiques: painting, drawing, engraving, sculpture, architecture, dressmaking, armament, heraldry, ceramics, styles and art criticism, music, furniture, religious monuments and objects, textile, gilding, numismatics, jewels, cabinet-making etc.

Literary Presentations of Divided Germany: The Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, Peter / Hutchinson, Allen Ed., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book was the first full-length of East German fiction to appear in English. It takes as its subject the political division of Germany into two increasingly incompatible states, and it concentrates on East German fiction for the simple reason that West German writers are ignorant of one of the most significant events of modern history. After dealing with various historical, bibliographical and cultural problems, Dr Hutchinson isolates three narrative devices of particular value to East German writers: creating a discriminating East German visitor to the West who reinforces the standard image of the capitalist world; introducing figures who are representative of each German state; and examining the two states in terms of their relationship with the Third Reich. A conclusion surveys changes in the literary image of Germany's division between and , and compares East German works on the subject with the few written in the West.

Spanish Verbs

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hollis, Maria Rosario / Coggle, Paul, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, Master the verbs of a new language without intimidating textbooks or confusing charts Learning verbs and remembering their correct usage is a daunting task for anyone studying a new language. The experts at Teach Yourself have developed the Teach Yourself Verbs series to deal with this perplexing yet necessary part of language learning. Perfect for students at any level of experience, the Teach Yourself Verbs series will increase their knowledge and proficiency and give their language confidence the boost it needs. "Each book contains: " Helpful hints on learning verb forms Explanation of various tenses and their useage Verb categories, their patterns, and their conjugations Full coverage of the main tenses for frequently used verbs, arranged alphabetically for quick and easy reference Examples of the verbs in everyday use, with colloquial expressions and keywords based on the verbs A glossary of verbs with details of the patterns they follow

Dictionary of Machanical Engineering

DIZIONARIO DICTIONARY OF MACHANICAL ENGINEERING DC-031 Titolo - Title ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH RUSSIAN CHINESE DICTIONARY OF MACHANICAL ENGINEERING AUTORE - Author B.B. CHIANG, MIN-YUAN WANG, CHIH-PIN VOCI - Item APPENDICE - Appendix Si LINGUA - Language ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH RUSSIAN CHINESE EDITORE - Publisher Taipei, TAIWAN ANNO - Publication Year PAGINE - Pages [] FORMATO - Size mm. 130 x 185 IMMAGINI - Images No COPERTINA - Binding rigida PESO - Weight 806 gr. STATUS come nuovo * CODICE - Code DC-031 *Condizioni: presenta lievi segni delle macchie all' interno e nel complesso ottimo stato di conservazione.(come da fotografia) Possibilità di spedizione in tutta Italia. Se interessati contattarmi all'indirizzo mail

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