Argot and Slang
Argot and Slang

Author: Barrère Albert

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781016666329

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Street French Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus
Street French Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus

Author: David Burke

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 1997-10-13

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780471168065

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If a French native told you that the new movie is a "turnip" (un navet), should you go see it? Or if a passerby calls you a "sausage" (une andouille), should you respond by saying thank you? The answer to both questions is an indisputable, "No!" But how would a nonnative speaker know this? Thanks to David Burke's newest book, there's no need "to hit your biscuit" (se frapper le biscuit; "to worry") any longer! The Street French Slang Dictionary & Thesaurus offers English equivalents and usage tips for over one thousand French terms, including slang words, idioms, proverbs, colloquialisms, and vulgarities. It also offers an extensive thesaurus featuring over one thousand French slang synonyms for common English words and phrases -- all destined to make you feel like an insider in no time.

Lucan's Egyptian Civil War
Lucan's Egyptian Civil War

Author: Jonathan Tracy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-09-22

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1107072077

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Explores how a cultural clash between traditional Pharaonic and latter-day Ptolemaic Egypt is used to mirror the Roman civil war.

The Grip of Desire
The Grip of Desire

Author: Hector France

Publisher: Outlook Verlag

Published: 2020-07-17

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 3752305460

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Reproduction of the original: The Grip of Desire by Hector France