वासवदत्ता: Book is good.
Most importantly though the pronunciation is not given. It certainly was a put off since all words are in foreign language and its so important to know how to pronounce them. The calligraphic font is not easy to read for some words. Preferred a regular font alongside.
India on May 03, 2023
Aldo: Un adorabile piccolo libro che ci racconta di tutte quelle parole nelle varie lingue che non hanno una traduzione efficace attraverso un unico termine... Un viaggio fra mondi, costumi, società... attraverso singole parole! Singolare e affascinante
Italy on Apr 05, 2023
Meri: I love this delightful, sweet, and informative little book.
I always wanted to find ONE WORD for the moon-lit path
on the ocean.....MANGATA!!! Perfect!
United States on Feb 05, 2023
Sa: Arrivato in perfette condizioni. Ottimo come regalo
Italy on Oct 21, 2022
R. B. Emerson: I met Lost in Translation in my dentist's waiting room. This isn't a "read it front to back" book. It's a collection of words, in many languages, that make it easy to say, "yeah, wish I could use that word, because it's just how I feel sometimes." It offers snacks of words, a word here, a word there. For example, just now I just opened the book to a random page. There's "Goya". "Goya is the realm of make-believe, of amazing stories that make you forget what you're doing, and where you are - stories that give you wings and send you soaring across mountain ranges that you never knew existed, or voyaging across oceans even though you don't know how to sail. URDU/noun"
Not a word you might use in everyday conversation unless you speak Urdu (in Pakistan and parts of India), but a nice little word snack.
The artwork and overall presentation is well done, with watercolor illustrations.
When my dentist closed his practice, it was time to buy this book. And I did.
(Excerpt used without the author's permission)
United States on Jan 26, 2022
Michal J. G.: This is a book about words that are wholly new concepts. Ones that may change the way you think about little things, and make you better understanding foreign countries.
This is a better type of dictionary - list of new concepts, instead of list of aliases.
United States on Dec 28, 2020
vintagebarrio: What a wonderful gift. Charming illustrations paired with a wonderful list of words you probably don't know. Favorites included tsundoku, the Japanese word for "leaving a book unread after buying it, typically piled up together with other unread books". Everyone loved passing this around and trying out the new words. Something for everyone, especially word lovers.
United States on Nov 02, 2019
Soobie Mennym: I'm always curious about this kind of books: I love listings of weird words... I usually got disappointed because the words they usually select for Italian are words that I'm not familiar with or I would never use in that context. Cfr. In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World .
This one was quite good, to be honest. There's also an Italian word inside. I would have never though that it's an untranslatable. But I can guarantee that it's used widely exactly for that meaning.
My favorite words of the list? Well... I've been a Germanophile since I was a little kid spending her lonely summer holidays at the Adriatic Sea because I was the only Italian kid there among dozens of German children. For this reason I do love the German words inserted there. Kummerspeck, Warmduscher, Drachenfutter and Kabel-Salat. I also love forelsket but I'm waiting for разлюбить [razliubit] to start... And by the way, this word probably has the best image of all of them.
The cover is fantastic. The content, too. The drawing were good and very imaginative. It was a pleasure to read.
If I should find a flaw in this book, I'd...
Italy on Dec 13, 2015
Eliza G: Of course, as a writer, I love language--and I'm always looking for that perfect word to reflect an emotion or action. This brief book is filled with perfect words collected from around the globe. It's also a little peek into the soul of different cultures.
While it's generally agreed that English has the most words (according to Bill Bryson's book 'Mother Tongue', English has about 200,000 words in common use, German 184,000 and French 100,000), sometimes it's the magic of that one word that can suddenly shift your perspective to understand something in a truly extraordinary way. And sometimes it's not about being raised to the sublime, but rather about the efficiency of economy. Why use 10 words when you can use one?
Every word is included with a definition and charming illustration by the author. The facing page reiterates the word and definition again, with a short commentary.
Similar to The Book of Awesome, this book will help lift your spirits as it reminds you of the uniqueness of being human.
My favorite word? Mangata. The road-like reflection of the moon in the water.
United States on Sep 16, 2014
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| Total Reviews | 22 reviews | 740 reviews | 155 reviews |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6/5 stars of 924 ratings | 4.9/5 stars of 10,620 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 3,077 ratings |
| Pop Culture Art | Pop Culture Art | ||
| Dimensions | 6.79 x 0.61 x 7.78 inches | 4.79 x 1.88 x 6.31 inches | 6 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1607747109 | 978-0593135143 | 978-1743790663 |
| Publisher | Ten Speed Press; Illustrated edition | Clarkson Potter | Hardie Grant; Illustrated edition |
| Item Weight | 12.6 ounces | 1.01 pounds | 1.41 pounds |
| Hardcover | 112 pages | 208 pages | |
| Linguistics Reference | Linguistics Reference | ||
| Translation Reference | Translation Reference | ||
| ISBN-10 | 1607747103 | 0593135148 | 174379066X |
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Spero che questa recensione sia stata utile.
Italy on Jul 10, 2023