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Spanish Idioms
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 388

Spanish Idioms

Approximately 2000 idiomatic expressions are presented in English, with their meanings or equivalents expressed in Spanish.

The Learned King
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

The Learned King

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

2001 Spanish Idioms
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 372

2001 Spanish Idioms

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The Mineral and the Visual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 271

The Mineral and the Visual

  • Categories: Art

Opulent jeweled objects ranked among the most highly valued works of art in the European Middle Ages. At the same time, precious stones prompted sophisticated reflections on the power of nature and the experience of mineralized beings. Beyond a visual regime that put a premium on brilliant materiality, how can we account for the ubiquity of gems in medieval thought? In The Mineral and the Visual, art historian Brigitte Buettner examines the social roles, cultural meanings, and active agency of precious stones in secular medieval art. Exploring the layered roles played by gems in aesthetic, ideological, intellectual, and economic practices, Buettner focuses on three significant categories of ...

To Live Like a Moor
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 248

To Live Like a Moor

To Live Like a Moor traces the many shifts in Christian perceptions of Islam-associated ways of life which took place across the centuries between early Reconquista efforts of the eleventh century and the final expulsions of Spain's converted yet poorly assimilated Morisco population in the seventeenth.

English idioms for Spanish speakers
  • Language: en

English idioms for Spanish speakers

"Más de 2500 modismos ingleses de uso común seleccionados para hispanohablantes y provistos de oraciones que ejemplifican su uso."--Cover.

The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 195

The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets

A comprehensive study of the use of talismans and amulets in the Western Mystery Tradition • Provides an in-depth look at the medieval and Renaissance use of amulets and talismans, including the work of Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Athanasius Kircher • Provides a full summary of the magical knowledge required to make an amulet or talisman, including the invocations required to activate their powers • Reviews different kinds of amulets and talismans, from ancient jewelry and magical objects to the modern rabbit’s foot or lucky horseshoe The use of talismans and amulets stretches back nearly to the dawn of man, from everyday items magically prepared, such as horns or coins, to intrica...

The Lapidary of King Alfonso X the Learned
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 360

The Lapidary of King Alfonso X the Learned

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1997
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Spanish Idioms in Practice
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 233

Spanish Idioms in Practice

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-09-11
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Idiomatic expressions are the ‘salt and pepper’ of any language. They give Spanish its colour and imagery, its richness and variety. From set phrases and idioms to metaphorical expressions and proverbs, these essential components allow users to add humour and spice to their language, vividly embodying Hispanic culture while naturalizing their communication style to more closely resemble that of native speakers. Key features: Includes a selection of the most widely used idioms from Spain and Latin America; Idioms are classified into specific and easy-to-reference categories; Creative activities, exercises, mnemonic devices and learning strategies facilitate the acquisition and mastery of ...

2001 English idioms for Spanish speakers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 356

2001 English idioms for Spanish speakers

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1981
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Approximately 2500 idioms alphabetically arranged in both Spanish to English and English to Spanish. Includes lists of irregular English verbs and abbreviations and a table of weights and measures.