Dictionary of 1000 Polish Proverbs: With English Equivalents (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (English and Polish Edition) [Paperback]

Miroslaw Lipinski (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs | Publication Date: October 1997

In this volume, the proverbs are arranged side-by-side with their English translations. The collection is organized alphabetically by key words, with an index listing the proverbs by English subject.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English, Polish (translation)
Original Language: Polish

About the Author

Miroslaw Lipinski, Editor

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (October 1997)
• Language: English, Polish
• ISBN-10: 0781804825
• ISBN-13: 978-0781804820
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,656,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Polish
  • #98 in Books > Education & Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polish

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not unique, at least for non-Polish speakers, February 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Polish Proverbs: With English Equivalents (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (English and Polish Edition) (Paperback)

If you are looking for uniquely Polish ways of putting things or uniquely Polish proverbs, this isn't the book you want. The book is a collection of proverbs that translate into English, specifically with English equivalents. Some of them are simply the Polish translations of biblical proverbs and Latin tags; some others are Polish ways of expressing the standard proverbs but are translated as the English version of the proverb. I'm still looking for a book of uniquely Polish idiomatic phrases I ran across a while back; this isn't it.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book has very useful information and is well laid out., December 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Polish Proverbs: With English Equivalents (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (English and Polish Edition) (Paperback)

I brought it home to my family during the holidays and my polish grandparents loved it. Alot of the proverbs were ones they remember from when they were little.