Synopses & Reviews
(back cover)
BARRON'S
FOREIGN LANGUAGE GUIDES
2001
GERMAN AND
ENGLISH IDIOMS
SECOND EDITION
This volume presents two separate alphabetical listings, one English-to-German, the other German-to-English. In both, you'll find each idiom defined and followed by an illustrative sentence in each language. Bilingual prefaces provide insight into the nature of an idiom and point out similarities and differences in English and German usage.
2001 DEUTSCHE UND ENGLISCHE
REDEWENDUNGEN
Dieser Band bietet zwei einzelne, alphabetisch geordnete Register, das eine Englisch-Deutsch, das andere Deutsch-Englisch. In den beiden ist jede Redewendung definiert und mit einem Anwendungsbeispiel in beiden Sprachen versehen. Zweisprachige Vorworte geben Einblick in die Beschaffenheit einer Redewendung und weisen auf hnlichkeiten und Unterschiede im deutschen und englischen Sprachgebrauch.
Synopsis
Two separate alphabetical listings give definitions in German-to-English, and English-to-German. The definition of each idiom is followed by an illustrative sentence in both languages. Bilingual appendices touch on irregular verbs, standard abbreviations, and related language topics.
Synopsis
Understanding idiomatic expressions is vital for gaining fluency in a second language. Both English-speaking students of German and German-speaking students of English will find this dictionary invaluable for improving their conversational skill when speaking in their second language. They'll discover that the book also comes in handy as quick word finder when they read popular newspapers or magazines in the second language. Updated to keep pace with current idioms, this two-part phrasebook translates 2001 expressions from German to English and from English to German. All entries are illustrated with sample sentences. Two fast-reference word-finder indexes are also featured--one following the German section, and the other following the English section.