The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms Author:Eugene Ehrlich, ed. Invaluable to anyone who reads or writes, The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms includes translations of: — --foreign words and phrases from more than fifty languages frequently used in conversation or likely to be encountered in the fields of literature, law, science, politics, music, art, diplomacy, fashion, travel, food, and dining — --words f... more »rom Asian languages, particularly Japanese and Chinese, that have been brought into use in America in recent years
--terms from languages relatively new on the international scene, such as Swahili and modern Hebrew
--expressions adopted into English from the Native American languages
--classical Greek terms given in the English or Greek alphabet depending on the form in which they are likely to appear in most texts
--quotations from classical and modern authors
--folk sayings and proverbs from foreign languages
--foreign-language mottoes
--naval and military terms from foreign languages
--menu terms with descriptions of many foreign dishes
--archaic terms and phrases
New to this edition is and English-language index to all foreign entries.« less