Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) [Paperback]

Peter Mertvago (Editor)

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Series: Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs | Publication Date: December 1996

Organized alphabetically by key words, proverbs are arranged side-by-side with their English translations and marked to identify both literal and free translations.

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Peter Mertvago

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781804582
• ISBN-13: 978-0781804585
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,913,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing but still has some good, February 28, 2002

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deborah meiswinkel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

i was disappointed to read the english translation of a number of these proverbs. with the amount of italian i know, i felt that some of the phrases didn't capture what was meant nor was a true translation. I felt that they could have at least related some of them to english equivalent proverbs. i have had friends that are fluent in the language and who have lived in italy to read thru the book and they laughed at some of them and told me what the translation is--which in some cases very different from what was printed. overall, i appreciate the effort. it was more important for me to at least have a set of "proverbs" to read in italian. i will make the translation of them on my own. unfortunately, i cannot recommend this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs: With English Eqjuivalents (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs), January 26, 2010

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This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

Excellent service, prompt delivery, excellent conditon
as described, packaged well.
Would use again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Proverbs resource, November 9, 2006

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This review is from: Dictionary of 1000 Italian Proverbs (Hippocrene Bilingual Proverbs) (Paperback)

This book is easy to follow, and has all the complete sayings my grandmother always had on hand!