Dictionary Of Italian Slang Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Dictionary of Italian Slang This dictionary is meant as a supplement to the conventional, standard works of reference. It contains many hundreds of words and expressions that have either been completely omitted from the "regular" dictionaries or that are listed by them under a different meaning; for the first group, see appendix a), while for the second group appendix b) contains a number of examples. Since this is not intended to be a scientific study but a practical manual, no attempt has been made to distinguish each entry as to its "level" or to classify dialect terms according to their region of origin; this is rather difficult - in certain cases quite impossible. About twenty years ago, words such as fesso and pignolo would have been considered as southern dialect; today, they are not even slang, just popular terms understood wherever Italian is spoken. The same may be said about ramazza and toso which are of northern origin but now are popular all over the country, with the possible exception of the regions south of Rose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Italian Dictionary I. The design of this book is to meet the requirements of an English student of Italian rather than those of an Italian student of English. The english-italian vocabulary is merely for the practical convenience of English-speaking people who may have occasion to speak or write in Italian. Obsolete words have therefore been excluded from this part-of the book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from An Italian and English Dictionary: With Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies IT is the aim of this work to meet the long-felt need of an Italian and English dictionary, based on the foremost recent authorities, and embodying a copious selection of modern words, as well as important obsolete ones, presented in a practical and yet etymological form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Italian and English Dictionary: With Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies Irregular forms of inflection are noted with their words, and also largely as titles in their alphabetical order. The full conjuga tion of each simple irregular verb is given below the verb, and the conjugation of their compounds by proper reference, either directly or by pointing out the composition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from New English and Italian Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary, Vol. 2 Io mi lusingava, tu ti lusingavi, ' élla si lusingava, noi' ci lusingavamo, voi vi lusingavate, esse si lusingavano. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

(back cover) Travelers who speak some Italian, as well as Italian language students, know how important it is to get past the slang barrier. This book helps them do exactly that. It teaches Italian idioms and demonstrates how Italians use them in normal conversation. More than 4,000 words and colloquial expressions--many not found in standard English-Italian dictionaries--are listed alphabetically with definitions. Each entry includes a phrase or short sentence demonstrating how the term is used in a conversational context. As a comprehensive summary of modern Italian slang usage, this book includes some entries generally considered vulgar. Some readers might find them offensive.

Excerpt from Italian Pocket Dictionary: In Two Parts; I. Italian and English; II. English and Italian; Preceded by an Italian Grammar A is always sounded broad, like a in alarm, father; thus, padre, madre, amare. But a with an accent at the end of words has a quick, sharp sound; thus the a in calamita, calamity, is sharper than it is in calamita, a loadstone. E has generally a close sound, as in the English words pen, fen thus, maledire, credo. But some times it is Open, as in there; thus, bella, bene, cielo. No sure rule can be given on this point. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.