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>500 Yiddish Similes
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Publisher:
Collaborators:
  • Division of Russian and East European Studies, Hebrew University
Year:
1999
Catalog number :
45-353008
ISBN:
965-90250-0-9
Pages:
194
Weight:
320 gr.
Cover:
Paperback

500 Yiddish Similes

And Their Equivalents in English, Hebrew and Russian

Synopsis

The dictionary contains common similes and is a first attempt to depict these kinds of phrases in the field of Yiddish lexicography.
The Yiddish similes are accompanied by their Hebrew, English and Russian equivalents, and by example sentences which demonstrate their use. Humoristic illustrations illuminate the book.