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Foreign Words and Phrases
Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases

"It is ... a dictionary to help you elucidate what you come across every day in newspapers or hear on television.... It guides you to the correct pronunciation of foreign words, using transcriptions from ordinary English.... The entries focus on those words that an American reader will recognize as truly foreign."

café au lait (kah-FAY oh LAY) [French] Coffee with an equal amount of hot milk. A light-brown color.

 

 


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Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English
"Includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers. There are words from more than forty languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish. Terms from cooking, fashion, and music jostle with others from fine arts, history, law, politics, business, and travel."

 


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French

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

 


Oxford

Oxford Business French Dictionary

 


Oxford

 

German

Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary

 


Oxford

 

Italian

Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary

 


Oxford

 

Latin

Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary

 


Oxford

 

Spanish

Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary

 


Oxford

Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary

 


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