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432 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the Spanish English Illustrated Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 words of Spanish vocabulary"--
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Qui connaît vraiment les intellectuel.les hors du cercle restreint des historiens et des littéraires? Quelle mémoire avons-nous de celles et ceux qui, au Québec, eurent recours à la parole comme « mode d'action »? Qui, comme Hubert Aquin, entreprirent et entreprennent encore de « comprendre dangereusement » la culture et la société de leur époque, remuant idées et images, bousculant pouvoirs et doxa?
Ce dictionnaire est conçu pour combler...
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Watch your mouth é um dicionário de vulgarismos, insultos, xingamentos, palavrões e o caramba a quatro, em inglês. Com definições explícitas, o dicionário vai satisfazer a sua curiosidade e ajudá-lo a entender significados reais sem asteriscos ou beeps! Este é um dicionário que traz todas aquelas palavras e expressões que você gostaria de saber o que significam, mas não tem coragem de perguntar ao seu professor ou simplesmente não as...
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Until now, no dictionary has ever attempted to record the fascinating and often raunchy inventory of English sexual euphemisms. Jordan Tate has confronted this task with gusto and the results are nothing short of gratifying. The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms is a hilarious, unabashed, at times shocking compilation of every sexual euphemism you've ever heard-and many more you haven't.
Would you be offended if someone called you a "back...
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Secure your twelve and twenty-four-word seed phrase from prying eyes.Self-custody is the goal.The problem is that private keys are compromised when seen by unauthorized eyes.The solution?Obfuscate the seed so that only the owner or a trusted party knows how to decipher the seed.Check out some of our solutions at bitcoin seed book dot com
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390 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. Adults cleared their shelves in the belief that everything that was explainable was now effortlessly...
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CARACTERÍSTICAS DEL DICCIONARIOLos términos más utilizados en el ámbito universitarioExplicación breve, pero precisa y completaDefiniciones basadas en la bibliografía propuesta en los programas de las materias del Ciclo Básico Común de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (CBC), el sistema a distancia UBA XXI y otros de diversos universidades públicas y privadasGran cantidad de remisiones, para que el lector encuentre el término que buscaReferencias...
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We all know language changes rapidly, but to follow along requires an historical view. Chapman's Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition, provides just what is needed to trace the language of today back to its American roots.
And make no mistake––this is a dictionary that is purely American, the place where you can trace the development of the American language, in it's highly informal format known as "slang."
Some would ask: "isn't the...
9) Visual Italian - 1.000 Words, 1.000 Color Images and 1.000 Example Sentences to Learn Italian Vocabu
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1.000 Words, 1.000 Color Images and 1.000 Bilingual Example Sentences to learn Italian Vocabulary about Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.This Special Edition brings together the contents of Volumes 1 2, 3 and 4 of this series to Learn Italian Vocabulary the Easy Way! With multiple images on each page, each Italian word is accompanied by its own unique image to help with memorization. This Special Edition includes:1.000 words in Italian and English...
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Tras estudiar a fondo la lengua de los Bagobos de Mindanao, en Filipinas, el jesuita, Mateo Gisbert publicó en 1892 este Diccionario Bagobo-Español.
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Al publicarse por vez primera, este pequeño Diccionario Bagobo-Español, que con no poca paciencia hemos compuesto y ordenado, debemos recordar, o amado lector, lo dicho ya en el prólogo del Diccionario Español-Bagobo, respecto a la separación de sílabas que existe en muchas...
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Adéntrate en el cautivador campo de la nanotecnología con "Nanotecnología: las posibilidades ilimitadas de la pequeña ciencia". Esta guía detallada brinda una mirada esclarecedora sobre cómo esta tecnología en constante evolución ha impactado disciplinas como la medicina, la energía e incluso nuestro medio ambiente. Obtendrá una comprensión profunda de su historia, principios y aplicaciones al leer este libro completo. A través de este...
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1st Edition of the Jewelry Making Dictionary. Various categories covered and over 2300 words. Dive into the sparkling world of jewelry making. An essential guide for both beginners and seasoned crafters. This is your gateway to the vocabulary of creating stunning jewelry pieces. Whether you're intrigued by the intricate designs of beadwork, the bold statements of metal stamping, or the elegant twists of wire wrapping, this dictionary has got you covered....
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The Eats, Shoots & Leaves of legalese, this witty narrative journey through the letter of the law offers something for language lovers and legal eagles alike
This clever, user-friendly discourse exposes the simple laws lurking behind decorative, unnecessary, and confusing legal language. For better or for worse, the instruction manual for today's world is written by lawyers. Everyone needs to understand this manual-but lawyers persist in writing...
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Libros como el que tiene entre las manos se tornan imprescindibles ante la necesidad de una información clara, precisa y didáctica que sirva para ayudar a entender una de las épocas más convulsas de la historia, la contemporánea, fruto de los enormes cambios sociales, económicos y científicos que vivió.
En forma de diccionario, este texto se convierte en un libro de consulta de cabecera que permitirá al lector descifrar muchas de las claves...
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How do inmates speak behind bars in California? Prison slang can vary between different facilities. However, if you are someone particularly interested in California prisons, whether you're someone in law enforcement or a criminal justice student, the California Prison Slang Dictionary is for you. This definitive prison book features over 3,000 meticulously curated entries - a comprehensive and up-to-date collection that gives you a glimpse of the...
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The easy reference book that you will need to increase your high school mathematics pass rate. Although written for South African schooling students in mind, this book caters for international students and educators as well.
It is no secret that the number of students entering the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field is dwindling. This is because there are far too many who are failing mathematics as a required subject. And...
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xiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
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Poetically defining emotions we all feel but don't have the words to express, the creator of the popular online project of the same name invites readers on his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion.
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From head to toe to breast to behind, Charles Hodgson's Carnal Knowledge is a delightfully intoxicating tour of the words we use to describe our bodies. Did you know:
-eye is one of the oldest written words in the English language?
-callipygian means "having beautiful buttocks"?
-gam, a slang word for "leg," comes from the French word jambe?
A treat for anyone who gets a kick out of words, Carnal Knowledge is also the perfect gift for anyone interested...
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