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WordReference is an online translation dictionary for, among others, the language pairs English–French, English–Italian, English–Spanish, French–Spanish, Spanish–Portuguese and English–Portuguese. WordReference formerly had Oxford Unabridged and Concise dictionaries available for a subscription.
Voltaire, French philosopher who also wrote and published in English; Elie Wiesel, Romanian (Yiddish-speaking) political activist and author, writing in French and English; Yang Yi, Chinese-Japanese author; Alessio Zanelli, Italian poet in English; David Zoppetti, Swiss-Japanese novelist and journalist
In American English, the meaning has migrated to "main dish". In other varieties of English it maintains its French meaning. épée a fencing weapon descended from the duelling sword. In French, apart from fencing (the sport) the term is more generic: it means sword. escritoire a writing table. It is spelt écritoire in modern French. exposé
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Bescherelles (L'art de conjuguer in particular) are commonly used in French immersion schools, and it is often required for students to purchase one for class. Bescherelles also exist on the grammars of German, English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic and Latin although they are less popular than that of the original French. Similarly ...
Italian English Genitive: Non vedo Francesca, ma ne vedo la bicicletta. I don't see Francesca, but I see her bike (the bike of her). Dative: Gli parlai per un'ora intera. I spoke to him for a whole hour. Accusative: La vedo. I see her. Instrumental: Sì! Lo conosco! Una volta ci giocai a pallacanestro! Yes! I know him! Long ago I played ...
Reading and writing fiction became the easiest way for women to explore and determine their place in society. [199] Italian war novels, such as Alba de Céspedes's Dalla parte di lei (1949), trace women's awakenings to political realities of the time. Subsequent psychological and social novels of Italian women writers examine the difficult ...
The base alphabet consists of 21 letters: five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 16 consonants. The letters J, K, W, X and Y are not part of the proper alphabet, but appear in words of ancient Greek origin (e.g. Xilofono), loanwords (e.g. "weekend"), [2] foreign names (e.g. John), scientific terms (e.g. km) and in a handful of native words—such as the names Kalsa, Jesolo, Bettino Craxi, and Cybo ...