Ever racked your brain for a word you\'re convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations - should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere.
Embellished with entertaining and characterful colour illustrations, The Untranslatables is the perfect gift book to entertain even the most well -versed polyglot..
The mots justes are grouped according to language and pref aced with insightful overviews of the relevant cultures.
That\'s where this book comes in: a quirky, international lexicon of linguistic gems that capture certain moments or things with satisfying precision.
Ever racked your brain for a word you\'re convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations - should English fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere
