Dictionary of clichés
од sudanglo, 16. јун 2011.
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Језик: English
sudanglo (Погледати профил) 16. јун 2011. 10.57.20
Sometimes, when I am reading in Esperanto I come across neat renderings of English clichés and think I should make a note, but rarely do.
If there were such a dictionary (most useful to translators) this would allow me to continue on my indolent path.
A conventional English-Esperanto dictionary will sometimes give such translations, but not to the extent that you can frequently find a ready-made solution when one is trying to think of an Esperanto equivalent of a hackneyed English phrase.
Listings would be under key words. So a phrase like 'I dare say you're right' would be found under 'dare' and 'right'.
Rather than an ambitious attempt to translate all such phrases, the sort of dictionary I am thinking of would be a compilation of neat renderings actually found in the Esperanto literature.
NJ Esperantist (Погледати профил) 16. јун 2011. 12.22.35
jefusan (Погледати профил) 16. јун 2011. 16.21.01
Miland (Погледати профил) 17. јун 2011. 00.33.54