| 单词 | idiomatic |
| 例句 | “It’s an idiomatic piece of the language. That means—” “I know what an idiom is,” Wilem interrupted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In fact, gerunds with unmarked subjects were the historically earlier form, have long been used by the language’s best writers, and are perfectly idiomatic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Nix verstandt,” said another who had been taunting her in idiomatic English all morning. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She began with a carefully shaped and idiomatic reading of Bach’s Partita No. 3, before plunging without pause into Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata No. 2, which quotes the partita and the “Dies Irae” motif. Music Review: A Violinist Layers Bach With Relative Newcomers 2011-01-31T23:34:50Z What sets him apart is the exceptional breadth of his repertoire, as well as the technical finesse and idiomatic authority he brings to every piece he plays. He’s the piano man 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Conductor Louis Langree led the orchestra in a wonderfully idiomatic account of the haunting and lushly melodic score. Review: Stirring revival of Poulenc opera at Met 2013-05-06T12:51:11Z The thought of Americans lecturing the French about cultural sensibilities seems like a hard sell in a country still shielding its language from idiomatic blasphemies like “le weekend” and “hashtag.” Despite Legal Challenges, Sale of Hopi Religious Artifacts Continues in France 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Most of the pop songs, in deft, idiomatic, well-conceived arrangements, sounded like valid art songs in their own right. Classical artists show that when it comes to new music, pop may be better 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z While Mr. Scotto’s triumphant turn in all three lead soprano parts of “Il Trittico,” taped 18 months later, shows signs of vocal strain, she still is to the idiomatic manner born. A Maestro?s Four-Decade Evolution 2010-12-31T15:49:56Z Attacca communicated their joyful enthusiasm for this intriguing, idiomatic music with all the spontaneity of an on-the-spot improvisation. Young Attacca Quartet plays well beyond their years 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Their documentary and drama ideas were pre-packaged with idiomatic names and polished subtitles in English. Israel's Hollywood envoys hope TV hits will help national image 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z The translation, by Arch Tait, is adept if occasionally less than idiomatic. Books of The Times: Directly Confronting the Appalling 2011-04-04T22:00:07Z McCraney’s script is quite simply an extraordinary piece of writing, idiomatic and poetic in its cadences and pleasingly serpentine in its structure. ‘High Flying Bird’ Review: A Thrilling Dunk on Capitalism 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Similarly, the Persian phrases, usually idiomatic ones, that pepper the dialogue are translated for the reader throughout the book — often, puzzlingly, by the person who just spoke them. He Tried to Change the System, Then Became It 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z “There was a different grammatical and idiomatic structure,” he said. One of Marvel's Avengers Turns to Sign Language 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Like Proust, Ernaux is always trying to envisage the book she will write — this very book we are reading, in a fluent, idiomatic translation by Alison L. Strayer. Reclaiming the Past in the Internet’s ‘Infinite Present’ 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Since the start of his solo career, Mr. Moran has been reworking this “Gangsterism” theme on each successive album, coming up with new idiomatic angles while staying true to the thing. New From Roots, Travie McCoy, Jason Moran and Nina Nastasia 2010-06-20T23:48:00Z This is the version, in this idiomatic translation from the French by Alison L. Strayer, that was not tweaked in postproduction. A Red-Hot Affair With a Younger Man, and the Writing It Kindled 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z In this case, French would have been more idiomatic than English for an American reader: “deliver the coup de grâce.” An Instant Classic About Learning Ancient Greek 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z If the ethereal beauty of Anonymous 4’s singing ennobled some of the meeker selections, Mr. Molsky added idiomatic immediacy. Review: Civil War Songs of Memory and Loss, at Cooper Union 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z He said he did not anticipate changes in the Spanish text for New York, except where idiomatic expressions in use in Mexico might not be understood. ArtsBeat: Spanish-Language ‘Vagina Monologues’ to Play at Westside Theater 2014-04-01T16:58:35Z Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit” brought forth a more finely graded palette in Mr. Tao’s playing, although, in these acoustics at least, it lacked the Impressionistic softness idiomatic to French music. Music Review: Conrad Tao, at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-05-24T20:02:33Z It's not usual territory for the Ardittis, but their performance was thoroughly idiomatic. Arditti Quartet 2010-05-30T21:46:00Z He also gave marvelously idiomatic performances of Cage’s “The Seasons,” prefaced by a reading of a Cage text that offered nice contextualization, and Feldman’s brief “Two Intermissions.” In Pedja Muzijevic’s recital, talk gets in the way of ‘Haydn Dialogues’ 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z “The Dirty Dust” is a feat of translation: vigorous and fun, each line rendered with idiomatic aplomb, not a shadow of the Irish grammar remaining. The Irish Novel That’s So Good People Were Scared to Translate It 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z So let’s say you started further back, with “Live at Bradley’s,” a study in expressive, idiomatic hard-bop, made with the pianist James Williams and the bassist Robert Hurst. Kevin Eubanks Begins Life After ?The Tonight Show? 2010-05-30T21:03:00Z The plural inclusive “guys” is undeniably a feature of idiomatic American English. The New Pronoun in Town 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z College students were played a recording of native, idiomatic English being spoken — by an Ohioan, in fact. The Biases We Hold Against the Way People Speak 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Worse, he quotes his subjects at length, and every quotation sounds the same, shorn of idiomatic expression. Books of The Times: Want a New Life? Wait Here 2011-03-17T14:45:49Z Meijer’s transcriptions of 10 of Glass’s 20 piano etudes, on the first disc, sound completely idiomatic. Recording reviews: a Glass harpist, arias for Farinelli 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The choir was the Mariisnky Theatre Chorus, whose idiomatic Russian was a bonus, but who often sounded oddly underwhelming in the Albert Hall in a first half comprised of intriguing rarities. Prom 22: BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda ? review 2011-08-01T10:12:14Z Mr. Maloney is a wonderfully warm performer, and I can find no fault with his idiomatic turn as the increasingly wily and recalcitrant Hugh. Review: ‘The Quare Land,’ a Tubcentric Comedy 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Of course, even face the idiomatic and cultural hurdles requires landing the most important: talent and endurance. Soprano He Hui Is Blazing a Trail for China's Opera Singers 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “We were trying to create something very specific and idiomatic while at the same time honoring the original by including all the detail in the score.” ‘Oklahoma!’ Is Reimagined at Bard College’s SummerScape Festival 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The domestic scenes, deprived of the philosophical wit and idiomatic color that enlivened "Bengal Tiger," play out at a languishing pace. SCR's 'Mr. Wolf' sharply provokes, then turns blunt 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z In fact, as played with idiomatic humor and charm by Mr. Maloney, he’s frisky, funny company as he muses with relish on the dark future. Theater Review: ‘Outside Mullingar,’ by John Patrick Shanley, Opens 2014-01-24T03:00:03Z At times the concerto seemed like two independent pieces played simultaneously: an idiomatic display piece for solo guitar and a big-boned neo-Romantic essay for orchestra. Critic’s Notebook: Robert Beaser’s Guitar Concerto at June in Buffalo Festival 2012-06-13T21:58:39Z They offered solid and idiomatic performances, and you could do a lot worse in this repertoire. Review | A beautiful ‘Onegin’ takes a late bow at WNO 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z In other words, inspired music-making will lead to idiomatic Baroque technique, not vice versa. A Baroque Specialist Gets the Philharmonic to Play From the Gut 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Nothing was more boring to me than explaining verb tenses and idiomatic phrases. My double life as a mommy blogger 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The latter evidently began life as a trombone concerto, but the solo writing seems so idiomatic and superbly integrated with the orchestral textures, no one would guess. Nordheim: Spur; Signals; Dinosauros; Flashing – review 2013-01-03T22:30:02Z Here, the orchestra offered a homage to the rock band Pixies, performing inventive, idiomatic arrangements of songs from “Surfer Rosa” in honor of that album’s 25th anniversary. Music Review: Kronos, Asphalt Orchestra and Jacob Garchik Perform 2013-07-29T21:27:41Z In his delightful “County Clare,” performed as an encore, the Knights offered a zesty and idiomatic accompaniment to the breathless jig. Béla Fleck Joins the Knights at Pace University Show 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Characteristically, Williams's prose is much less self-consciously "poetic", much more idiomatic, than that of his predecessors. Poster poems: Prose poems 2011-08-12T09:28:45Z Jack Liebeck was the soloist in the Violin Concerto No 1, bringing idiomatic touches to a work that transplants folk fiddle gestures into the framework of a grand romantic concerto. RPO/Brabbins – review 2013-03-13T17:42:25Z Although he applied rubato with an idiomatic plasticity of phrasing, textures were blurry and the suite emerged as more a sequence of separate musical events than a coherent whole. Sizzling debut by violinist Renaud Capucon lifts CSO concert out of the ordinary 2011-01-14T17:38:01Z David Harrower's astute new script, not gaudily phrased but politically idiomatic, cleverly questions democracy itself, and the danger of X Factor politics. Public Enemy; These Shining Lives; The Hothouse – review 2013-05-18T23:07:16Z Add her matchless powers of observation, exemplary fidelity to idiomatic speech and irresistible engagement with folklore, and the outcome is a collection of value to more than Hurston completists. The Harlem Renaissance Through Zora Neale Hurston’s Eyes 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z It’s a social novel that positions idiomatic — rather than stock — characters in a messy world and then strips both down to perversely specific universals through a strong plot and the soul-level clarity of beautiful language. Literary realism is dead 2012-10-20T21:00:00Z The idiomatic voice of her narrator – five-year-old Jack – is brilliantly controlled and maintained. Real-life tragedies for real-life cash 2010-08-13T08:13:00Z I don't need to tell any student of the Coens that they're masters of idiomatic dialogue, and they rise to the challenge of dense but slangy 19th-century American speech with vigor. "True Grit": A ferocious heroine in a classic western 2010-12-22T02:01:00Z Of the newly engineered Suite for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, Ms. Lamon said that the solo part seemed more idiomatic to the violin; the lower key, more “user-friendly” to the orchestra. Music Review: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra at Zankel Hall ? Review 2011-11-21T23:08:19Z Until this point, Ibn Ali has been seen as an idiomatic performer and composer, though perhaps not a consequential or definitive figure of the genre. The Pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali’s Lone Album Arrives, 56 Years Later 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Slawenski is not particularly concerned with assessing Salinger’s gifts as a writer: his uncanny ear for dialogue; his love of colloquial, idiomatic language; his ability to domesticate the stream-of-consciousness innovations of the great modernists. Books of The Times: Peering Into A Reclusive Life 2011-02-10T15:17:01Z Using rather conservative harmonic and rhythmic materials, Park’s “Burlesque” wove idiomatic writing for both instruments into a compelling dialogue. 16-year-old violinist SooBenn Lee makes a shining Washington debut 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The writing for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn is richly idiomatic, the neo-Classical style joyfully accessible without ever being pat — Stravinsky without the sarcasm. Review: Boston Symphony Chamber Players Balance Acoustics and Expression 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The above would be more idiomatic as “We ask each student to bring a lunch.” Talking in tongues 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The veteran actor Elizabeth Franz is always a pleasure to see, and she gives a warm, idiomatic performance as Natalya’s mother-in-law. Taylor Schilling and Peter Dinklage in ‘A Month in the Country’ 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Any concert with such a strong idiomatic thrust ends up leaning on its native speakers. Music Review: ?Robert Johnson at 100? at the Apollo Theater 2012-03-07T19:51:48Z The first surprise is that the story they enact is Japanese in idiomatic aspects of music and drama. Dance Review: Mark Morris Presents Purcell and Britten at Tanglewood 2013-08-01T21:50:31Z “Yet he approaches the grimness and desperation of his characters’ lives with lightness and humor, in an idiomatic Greek seamlessly translated by Karen Emmerich. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z They have been surprisingly faithful to the tone and idiomatic tang of Mr. Portis’s novel, perhaps because its worldview suits their ironic purposes. | 'True Grit': Wearing Braids, Seeking Revenge 2010-12-21T23:00:16Z This folds two poems by Shakespeare and one by Robert Frost into a shapely sequence that's couched in a music language whose modal reinventions seem for once, in the soundworlds of the viols, entirely idiomatic. Benjamin and Goehr – review 2013-03-22T16:52:00Z During the course of 15 absorbing minutes, the music progressed through a series of variation-like sections characterized by vivid textures and colors perfectly idiomatic to the instruments, all the while maintaining cohesive momentum. ‘Swan Song’ impresses as a strikingly original work 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Their documentary and drama ideas were pre-packaged with idiomatic names and polished subtitles in English. Israel's Hollywood envoys hope TV hits will help national image 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z But the solo singing was not sufficiently idiomatic; the performers were either reluctant or unable to push their voices to the edge of cracking, a technique that gives Arabic vocal music its impassioned character. Music Review: Great Music in a Great Space at St. John the Divine 2013-05-06T15:51:49Z “Serenade” itself, the most marvelously rewatchable of ballets, is alive; here, it is not often, however, idiomatic. Review: Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘A Program of Firsts,’ a Tricky Triple Bill 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Huang, who is 41, divorced and the father of a young daughter, speaks nearly perfect, idiomatic English. Charlie Chan Finds His Boswell in Yunte Huang 2010-08-10T16:38:00Z Instead she chooses an idiomatic translation to “planted his flag,” which retains a hint of the original’s botany yet allows the novel’s political themes — the nation, the body — to emerge more explicitly. What’s It Like to Write Poetry in Authoritarian Cuba? Tricky, This Novel Suggests 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z In any case it never hurts to be reminded of the power of what the critic Albert Murray described as “that artful and sometimes seemingly magical combination of idiomatic incantation and percussion,” i.e. the blues. Review: In ‘Two Trains Runnin’,’ the Convergence of Idealism, Brutality and Artistic Genius 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z A versatile soprano who excels in both standard classical repertory and modern works, Ms. Hughes sounded idiomatic and perky in indie-pop songs, and brought convincingly soulful grit to gospel numbers. Music Review: Boy Meets Girl in Matt Marks?s ?Little Death, Vol. 1? 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z Even if the strings sounded lean and the winds a little shaky, the orchestral playing in Wednesday’s Mahler was communicative and idiomatic, and, rightly, the players received strong ovations. Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Charismatic descendants like Alarm Will Sound and Signal, meanwhile, now offer a technical precision and idiomatic polish that their illustrious forebear can’t always match. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z The idiomatic phrase "put myself right" enhances the sense of a deeper distress; it isn't merely the shirt but the self that is somehow at odds with its setting. Poem of the week: The bus to Ramallah by Jasmine Donahaye 2011-02-14T11:52:43Z Farris’s “Sweet Janis,” based on songs of Janis Joplin, was in many ways the most accomplished of the afternoon’s superb series of idiomatic and compelling transcriptions, inspiring an instant standing ovation. Perspective | A quartet named Ethel brings fresh ideas to town 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z As always, the Encores! music director Rob Berman elicits an appealingly idiomatic rendering of the score from the orchestra. Theater Review: ‘Irma La Douce,’ Back on the Streets 2014-05-08T19:50:34Z It connotes ease, security, gravity and mystery, and finds idiomatic equivalents in the phrase “might as well” and a lopsided smile. Music Review: Scotty McCreery at the Beacon Theater 2012-11-25T21:50:09Z By the end of their sojourn they would be, ideally, clearing their noses without hankies, expectorating on to the pampas, and cleaning their teeth with very big knives, while cursing in idiomatic Spanish. Two Amigos: A Gaucho Adventure review – the sordid reality of mid-life crises happening abroad 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The name signals that, though a fluent and idiomatic French speaker, she is British but otherwise there is no back story. In Your Hands – review 2012-07-19T21:10:00Z Not knowing Russian, I cannot vouch for the idiomatic quality of his singing. Music Review: Ruthless Czar, Haunted by Doubts 2010-10-12T19:51:00Z Gorman made one wish that more idiomatic political speech had melodic interest, that our leaders might sometimes break out into song, or step into skates. At the Inauguration, Amanda Gorman Wove History and the Future Into a Stirring Melody 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Lopera pushes this novel’s idiomatic language into English and then Spanish, to bold and farcical effect. In ‘Fiebre Tropical,’ a Colombian Teenager Moves to Miami and Comes of Age 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Brodahl is mining a very particular vein, and she meticulously creates a whole idiomatic world from it. Review: At SAM, Cris Brodahl's work is striking in its methods, content 2010-12-23T21:29:08Z Three years later she speaks nearly perfect idiomatic English with a delightful American accent and she has never been to an English-speaking country, not even for a week. Making Language Immersion Fun for the Kids 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Few orchestras can match that level of flexibility and idiomatic Parisian élan. CD Reviews: John Adams’s musical jokes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z This German tenor’s voice, with its smoky sheen, earthy colorings and heft, may not have the meaty flavorings and richness of idiomatic Italian tenors. Classical Playlist: Gabrieli, Bach, 'Distant Voices' and More 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z As a work of dramatic craft “The Silver Tassie” is not truly satisfying, even as performed with idiomatic richness by the Druid’s fine cast under Ms. Hynes. | 'The Silver Tassie': War Changes a Man, and a Play 2011-07-27T22:15:20Z The wordy, idiomatic “Soliloquy” from “Carousel” was the biggest challenge, and he met it full on. Music Review: ?An Evening With Paulo Szot? at Caf? Carlyle - Review 2012-01-14T01:45:52Z The new volume, in a sensitive and briskly idiomatic translation by Ross Benjamin, offers revelation upon revelation. The Kafka You Never Knew 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The vocalists were more enthusiastic than idiomatic in the hip-hop-inspired segment, “Lunchtime,” but funky contributions from a bass guitarist and an electronically abetted drummer were on the money. Music Review: New Juilliard Ensemble Plays Fulmer and Kapica 2010-04-30T20:24:00Z Above all, Antoni Wit is a profoundly idiomatic Schumann conductor, presenting his credentials in a superb account of the overture, and bringing the same dramatic sweep to all the choral numbers that follow. Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust ? review 2011-02-17T22:00:00Z Mr. Guest has improved immeasurably in channeling Cash’s midnight-hued voice, and his cool, idiomatic performances of Cash’s songs received the strongest responses at the performance I saw. | 'Million Dollar Quartet': On Broadway With Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Company 2010-04-12T02:19:00Z A masterly translation, the first into English by a female translator, matches Homer line by line and renders the story in clear, idiomatic language. New in Paperback: ‘Afterglow (a dog memoir),’ ‘The Odyssey’ 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z This is imitation rather than translation, of course, but, by daring to be truly idiomatic, Peterson gives the wan modern English of recent translations a hearty blood transfusion. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z The orchestra performs the score, under the music director Ted Sperling, with sumptuous, idiomatic style, and the production’s design elements, as is customary in Mr. Sher’s revivals, are exemplary. Review: A ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Revival With an Echo of Modernity 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Some of this spirit resides in Mr. Boon’s sorrowful, gentle face, and also in the highly idiomatic dialogue he and his co-conspirators speak. | 'Micmacs': In Jean-Pierre Jeunet?s Work, Misfits Battle Arms Manufacturers 2010-05-27T22:46:00Z The Viennese repertoire requires idiomatic flair, brilliant execution or fresh stylistic insights. Prom 12: BBC Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky 2010-07-26T21:15:00Z Sibling rivalries, class conflicts, old grudges, adolescent flirtations and memories of childhood violence are all deftly embedded in this novel, as is the richly idiomatic Dublinese. Books Of the Times: Tana French?s Thriller ?Faithful Place? 2010-07-11T21:25:00Z The goal, Mr. Mealy said, is to engage in “a kind of ethnomusicology of the past” that focuses on idiomatic rather than accurate playing. At Juilliard, Can You Hear the Sprezzatura? 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Scored for a large orchestra, including organ and chimes, the music pivoted wildly in an idiomatic performance. Played by Czech Philharmonic, 1890s Dvorak sounds fresh as ever “Never. Mr. Leigh’s wry and magnanimous intelligence keeps ‘Secrets & Lies’ determinedly unsentimental, helped immeasurably by Cynthia’s fine, tough resilience and idiomatic verve.” What’s on TV Friday 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Pinter's drama, with its distinctive mix of idiomatic precision and surreal story, suffers an equivalent loss of vigor. A licensing decree prohibiting reviews of 'The Room' at REDCAT overshadows the production, which is iffy 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Yet he approaches the grimness and desperation of his characters’ lives with lightness and humor, in an idiomatic Greek seamlessly translated by Karen Emmerich. Greece’s Fear and Yearning Crystallized in Fiction 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z When Arcurí is on stage, you quickly realise what a fine and idiomatic piece this is. Le Roi Malgré Lui – review 2012-10-29T13:12:00Z They told us in perfect idiomatic English about the public sledding trails from the top of the mountain to the metro stop halfway down. A U.S. traveler’s urge to see Norway is all in his genes 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z A display of Native American flutes led to “Winter Spirits,” an incantatory solo work by flutist and composer Katherine Hoover that seemed to soar with colorful, highly idiomatic writing for the flute. At ‘Two Thousand Flutes,’ admiration for the performance and instrument 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z He didn’t quite sound so idiomatic in the “Candide” overture, the program’s opener. Review | New music director promises NSO a real new beginning 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Alsop’s Verdi was overcharged and not altogether idiomatic, lacking Verdian flow in the interest of trying to land points at big moments. Review | BSO, after choppy summer, embraces fate and voodoo in exuberant opener 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z “My interests were never idiomatic,” he said of his early years in Chicago and his involvement with that city’s experimental jazz scene in the 1960s. Critic’s Notebook: Jazz Masters Honorees Riff on Their Credos 2014-01-14T22:55:09Z What Mr. Little calls a “surrealist hoedown” breaks out, involving an onstage rockabilly band, an idiomatic campfire song and 12-tone mayhem. ‘JFK’ Envisions an Operatic Ending for Camelot 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z “Signing is very idiomatic, it’s conveying concepts with your face and hands, so we ended up changing the script,” Barclay says. 'Dahmer' director Paris Barclay wasn't in it for the gore. He had bigger issues in mind 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Fairy tales, idiomatic expressions, warrior tales all amplified human fear, and led to the systematic extermination of wolves across Britain and Europe. ‘Wolfish’ review: Erica Berry tracks the cultural footprints of wolves 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z That's an idiomatic, not a literal, translation of course, but don't you just love that image? Ryanair Afrikaans test: Why South Africa loves and loathes the language 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Those who speak both say Cantonese is more colorful and idiomatic than Mandarin, with more cursing. The quest to save Cantonese in a world dominated by Mandarin 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z First, many English speakers still find it more idiomatic to say and write things like, “There were fewer cars on the road today,” than, “There were less cars on the road today.” Opinion | Words in English don’t last forever. And that’s okay. 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Yet the languages she wrote in were not exactly idiomatic. How a Swiss editor wrangled Patricia Highsmith's messy diaries into a volcanic book 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z We also actively avoided words that are too modern or American in origin, so there might be a few places where people might think, “Isn’t there a more idiomatic way of saying this?” The careful balancing act of translating an Ace Attorney game 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z “It is more idiomatic than any other English version I know,” she continued. Robert Hollander, towering scholar of Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy,’ dies at 87 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “Mr. Bolling’s compositional strategy involves giving his classical soloist a through-composed part, written in a style replete with Baroque and classical gestures and allusions to the featured instrument’s repertory and idiomatic uses,” Kozinn wrote. Claude Bolling, French pianist who melded jazz and classical music, dies at 90 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Dr. Erekat, who honed his fluent and idiomatic English during studies in San Francisco and Britain, was for decades a principal international voice of the Palestinian cause. Saeb Erekat, Palestinian negotiator who shaped Arab-Israeli peace agreements, dies at 65 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z These greetings are what linguists call “formulaic expressions”: idiomatic phrases people say in certain circumstances without a thought to their literal meaning. Opinion | How the pandemic has changed the way we greet each other 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Even though “ways” is idiomatic in this context, it was jarring in a headline. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Don’t fan Fauci fever 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Additionally, they asked about local ecological knowledge: how to find, harvest and grow orchids, as well as orchid business knowledge, and awareness of orchids in arts, academia and idiomatic expressions. Orchids are woven through Chinese culture. What happens if they vanish? 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z “I’m always true to you, darling, in my fashion,” even “You’re the top”—none of these things were idiomatic before Porter transformed them from little acorns into mighty jokes. The Pleasure and Pain of Being Cole Porter 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z There’s a reason why “flying under the radar” is an idiomatic expression. Capitol Hill lockdown causes consternation: 'We still don't know what the hell it was' 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Or at least, his formal English skills: Wen Chang, who also narrates the story, is panicked by Saul’s idiomatic profanity, which he tries to translate word for word. Review: How 'The Great Leap' in Pasadena scores with a mix of hoops and heartbreak 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z His English, honed during his high school years in suburban Philadelphia and early professional stints in Washington and New York, is unaccented and idiomatic. Perspective | Netanyahu has dominated the U.S.-Israel relationship. What happens if he’s gone? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Hip-hop’s fast pace, rife with slang, double meanings, idiomatic expressions and plays on words - or made-up words - can be the most challenging. ASL interpreters bring songs to life for deaf people 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z So Alter wanted his Bible to be estranged and idiomatic, ancient-seeming and modern-sounding, clearly coming from elsewhere but alive to us now, and all at once. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Gardner still marvels at the perfect, idiomatic English written on the unsigned card. USS Pueblo still held by North Korea as Trump, Kim Jong-un meet 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z "There are moments of this idiomatic, beautiful guitar solo," Trapanese said. Earnest scores enhance tales of outcasts in love, loneliness and loss – LA Times 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z As White has become more visible, she has also been panned for her use of black idiomatic speech, and was mocked for doing so by Seth Meyers on his NBC late-night show in August. The televangelist advising the White House says she led Trump to Christ 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z Appearing in public before scrums of television reporters, Ri delivered screeds against the U.S. government in pompous, formal Korean, but Samore describes Ri’s English as “excellent, superb, idiomatic.” The secret behind Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's fire-breathing spokesman 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z Nine has its own idiomatic claims to be top. Nine things about nine things - BBC News 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Kuczynski employed “an idiomatic and metaphorical expression used in academic circles” meant to describe Latin America’s lack of conflicts rather than “demonize” the region, Luna added. Venezuela calls Peru's president a 'coward' and a 'dog' subservient to US 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z They generally speak fluent and idiomatic English—the most crucial requirement for call-center work. The Deportees Taking Our Calls 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Now in its eighth season, the show consistently milks Gloria’s mispronunciations and botched idiomatic expressions for laughs. It’s time to end the tired awards show jokes at Sofia Vergara’s expense 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z I believe the idiomatic American response would be: Dude! Pwned by Putin: How the Russian despot ruthlessly trolled our so-called democracy 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z That idiomatic quirk aside, the handle proved accurate. Giorgio Armani’s spring line radiates a chic charm that's fresh and alluring 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Ancient poems praise their melodious songs, and many idiomatic expressions use crickets and grasshoppers as metaphors for fertility, friendship or the passage of time. The Song in the Heart of Many Chinese Comes From Insects 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z But “ghetto” is also an idiomatic way of dismissing something as cheap or trashy. Is Gentrification Really a Problem? 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z You might dismiss your kids' terms as nonstandard English, but slang plus widespread use over time equals idiomatic language. Cultural Literacy With a Twist 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Mandarin Chinese is a notoriously difficult language to learn — a labyrinth of semantic tones, elaborate characters and obscure idiomatic phrases. Learning Mandarin is really, really hard — even for many Chinese people 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z One might think that fact might be more top of mind to an agency leader when throwing around idiomatic phrases in public. Metro’s tone deafness has no bounds 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z While Zuckerberg’s Mandarin was far from fluent, his performance during the 30-minute session was coherent and, at times, charmingly idiomatic – at the talk’s start, he called his Mandarin level “really terrible”, to laughter and applause. Mark Zuckerberg addresses Chinese university in fluent mandarin 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It is an idiomatic recognition of a culture… that does not move issues forward quickly, as the story of the Cobalt demonstrates.” 5 Reasons Why Mary Barra Should Rally GM to Beat Google at Driverless Cars 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z And "less" is idiomatic in certain expressions in which a quantity is being compared to a standard, such as "Describe yourself in 50 words or less." Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The prevailing view might regard her as one of the era's truly great songwriters, who combined raw emotion and an ear for idiomatic language to create immaculate rock anthems. Chrissie Hynde: 'I never found life in music harder because I'm a woman' 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Depending on his listener, he could switch from perfectly accented British English to idiomatic American English without a moment’s hesitation. Viktor Sukhodrev, Soviet interpreter at summits, dies at 81 Here, perhaps owing largely to the age of the characters, audiences were offered men who lacked the certitude that the world was their idiomatic oyster. TV’s dinosaurs are going extinct: The rise of anti-heroes & the fall of Barney Stinson 2014-04-04T18:55:00Z One fan said the Americans had every right to develop their own idiomatic expressions and they added colour to the football lexicon. 'In the six' and football's other strange Americanisms 2013-05-27T08:10:10Z But the Times attacking "grammar scolds" who worry more about rules than clear, idiomatic English. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z And so to be fluent, to be idiomatic, it is not enough to just learn the vocabulary of individual programming languages. Empowered by the code-assisted world 2012-12-26T09:28:18Z The images are less classical and more idiomatic. Lens Blog: Peter DiCampo's iPhone Photos of Africa 2012-09-17T11:52:27Z The flowery literary embellishments – the metaphors, the similes, the idiomatic expressions – are very likely to cause confusion and should seldom be used in writing research papers. Scientists as writers 2012-08-15T19:15:00.177Z Forgive my allusions to literature and display of idiomatic French. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z An idiomatic translation into everyday English from the text of "The Resultant Greek Testament." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z His language is dignified and pure; his style animated and idiomatic; and his verse has more of the majestic flow of Homer than that of any previous translator. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z I desire, for a few hours," said the boy, speaking in his best idiomatic Cantonese, "a couch upon which to sleep. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z The form is or was building, in this passive signification, is idiomatic, and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to the modern is or was being built. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z His style is simple, unaffected, and vigorous—his blank verse manly and idiomatic—his sentiments both noble and pathetic—and his images poetic and appropriate. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The basis of his style was the old Saxon tongue, and it was as idiomatic and lucid as that of Franklin or Paley. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z There is, therefore, no safe rule, except that dictating the unvarying adoption of the purest and most expressive idiomatic English we can command. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The only uncials in fact which omit the idiomatic particle are four of older date, viz. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Logical in its derivatives and in its grammatical structure, the Magyar language is, moreover, copious in idiomatic expressions, rich in its store of words, and almost musical in its harmonious intonation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z His language is terse and vigorous—intense, but not extravagant, and often marked by an idiomatic simplicity that reminds one of the golden age of dramatic writing. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z His small talk suggested embarrassment, and I forgot everything he said, save a few words he quoted to my colleague in idiomatic British English. Excerpt: House of Stone 2012-02-19T00:51:57Z Apparently man was created to the despite of the rebellious gods, but there is also just the possibility that there exists here an idiomatic phrase meaning “in their room.” The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z Scholars recognize here an exquisitely idiomatic expression, which in fact obtains so universally in the Traditional Text that its genuineness is altogether above suspicion. The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels 2012-02-24T03:00:31.020Z Yours, ūrz, pron. poss. of you, not followed by a noun: used in many idiomatic senses, as e.g. 'you and yours,' your family, property, 'yours of yesterday,' your letter, &c.—Yours faithfully, sincerely, truly, &c., Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z The promise that Abraham's seed should possess the gate of his enemies is idiomatic figurative language, equivalent to saying that they shall be victorious over their enemies, and take possession of their cities. The History of the Ten "Lost" Tribes Anglo-Israelism Examined 2012-01-22T03:00:22.903Z In the dialogue 'De Oratore,' he represents Crassus as comparing the idiomatic purity which distinguished the conversation of his mother-in-law, Laelia, and other ladies of rank, with the style of Plautus and Naevius. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z And, as I have said before, I suspect that the principal reason for this looseness is a lack of idiomatic grasp. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z His language is most idiomatic and spontaneous here. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z He noticed the change in George’s appearance, and proceeded to express his satisfaction in English, which was not quite idiomatic, but nevertheless was intelligible. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The lady's own remark was idiomatic in the extreme. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z That this district must have been thoroughly Latinised in the time of Plautus, is attested by the idiomatic force and purity of his style9. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z They had encountered a language more vigorous, more ample in vocabulary, more rich in idiomatic construction, and backed by a stronger political power than their own. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z He probably never attained an idiomatic phraseology; and one would have said less about it, had it not been for that sort of professorial assumption on the title-page. Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters 2011-11-16T03:00:25.713Z He had a great deal to say, and a very strong and idiomatic way of saying it. Between the Dark and the Daylight 2011-11-11T03:00:37.893Z Numberless compound idiomatic phrases have also been given a place, in each case under the head of the significant word. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Terence was the only foreigner who attained perfect idiomatic purity of speech, but he must have been brought to Rome when quite a child. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z What distinguished Mr. Awlaki was not his ideas or influence but his American upbringing, passport and perfectly idiomatic English. As the West Celebrates Awlaki?s Death, the Mideast Shrugs 2011-10-01T21:27:22Z Then, too, you were all thrown off the track—and small wonder!—by those literate, unbusinesslike letters in idiomatic English. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The marginal alternative “make dead” is, to say the least, not idiomatic English. The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon 2011-09-09T02:01:07.157Z Whenever, in the course of translation, I have come across a Yiddish proverb or idiomatic expression of which I knew an English equivalent, I have used the latter without hesitation. Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z But the great charm of the style in these shorter poems is its simple directness, and its popular idiomatic ring. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z "You are rather too idiomatic, I fear," now said Kindelon, with a chilly ring in his tones, "for Mrs. Varick to understand you." The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z I think he was inquiring where we were, but it was too idiomatic. The Image and the Likeness 2011-08-23T02:00:33.617Z A hackneyed word; the expressions of which it forms part can usually be replaced by something more direct and idiomatic. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z His Sermons are rude but forcible and strongly idiomatic discourses. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z But “the old is better:” for, besides its idiomatic and helpful “That,”—the old alone states the case truly. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z ‘That’s idiomatic French, and means a good deal that you don’t understand; I always use it to gals, especially when they’re pretty.’ Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z He let drop two or three idiomatic expressions which showed that he must have known something about the language or the structure of it.” The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z With a number of verbs, out and up form idiomatic combinations: find out, run out, turn out, cheer up, dry up, make up, and others, each distinguishable in meaning from the simple verb. A Foreword to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition 2011-08-20T02:00:13.567Z Her old friend's idiomatic expression kept her smiling to the end, while she realized anew the good fortune which had brought the French woman to California. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z In fact, the requirements of the case are often observed to force them to be idiomatic. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z In sport, he gave her many little friendly names out of foreign tongues; for he could speak two or three of these extremely well, and loved to mix their idiomatic phrases with his German. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z I seem to hear the shrill attenuated tones of Ritson, in his usual idiomatic diction, screaming, “It is a Lie and an Imposture of the stinking Monks!” Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "I don't think Osama bin Laden is dead," says Amal in idiomatic English, having attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Among the Palestinians, Some Sympathy for Bin Laden 2011-05-03T15:20:00Z Mr. Awlaki uses idiomatic American English in his online speeches to extremists and potential recruits in the West. Bin Laden?s Death Doesn?t Mean the End of Al Qaeda 2011-05-02T09:30:38Z If the Reader considers that the idiomatic use of the English Article is understood by the authors of these specimen cases, we shall be surprised, and sorry—for him. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Their style was close to the vulgar speech and frankly idiomatic. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Swift would not have disdained his idiomatic energy. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It was gay and grotesque, thoughtful, and often serious, constantly witty and idiomatic. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Mason made a list of three hundred common words and Logan gave him the Mingo word corresponding to each; he also gave him a number of lessons in idiomatic construction. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z Many a Scriptural difficulty vanishes the instant a place is accurately translated: a far greater number, when the rendering is idiomatic. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z Where this proves insufficient we must have recourse to the idiomatic use of language, the habits of speech, which prevailed among the Hebrews or those with whose utterances or history we are concerned. Chapters of Bible Study A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Sacred Scriptures 2011-03-27T02:00:12.580Z Voltaire expounded to his nation the philosophy of Newton; but unhappily he criticized and translated Shakespeare, whose idiomatic phrases and metaphorical style did not admit of the demonstrations of the Newtonian system. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z “Yes, yes;” was the repetitive rejoinder, Eustace Trevor, despite his late sojourn at Court, still retaining some of the idiomatic forms of Welsh colloquy. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z But the words that lingered with us as we left were quoted to Steve by an urbane Foreign Ministry official speaking idiomatic British English. Uncertainty and Cruelty Followed Times Journalists Held in Libya 2011-03-22T23:02:15Z Frequently upon his request the best orchestral players came to the Altenburg, and he asked them about their instruments, their nature, and whether certain passages were idiomatic to them. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z “Iss mein Frau come the town in yet?” pursued the little man, whose idiomatic speech often amused the girls when they came to the store. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z Translations have been made as literal as possible; though sometimes it has been found better to offer the meaning rather than what in English would be an obscure colloquialism or idiomatic expression. The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries 2011-01-06T03:00:47.543Z The translation, however, is stiff and literal to a fault, violating idiomatic usage and the proper order of words in its strict adherence to the Latin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z When Khalid died, many of us wrote about his rotund frame, his usually jovial demeanor and the idiomatic English he honed by watching DVDs of shows like “Sex and the City” and Wesley Snipes films. A Colleague Killed, a Conversation Cut Short 2010-09-01T01:06:00Z This is true of all of his concerted works; but his weak point is manifested in his pianoforte compositions, especially in the sonatas, which are not idiomatic of the instrument for which they were written. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z It's the idiomatic mistakes that most rankle, however. Can tennis writers tell their eggs from their bagels?|Mind your language 2010-06-24T12:39:00Z Ms. Canellakis did not play down the project’s complexities, like Ives’s idiomatic writing for the piano. | Connecticut: Hartford Symphony Plays Works of a Native Son 2010-05-15T01:56:00Z He made many alterations in the Matthew Bible, characterized by critical acumen and a happy choice of strong and idiomatic expressions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z But they really proliferated after the Iraq War, and have grown dramatically more sophisticated, original, and idiomatic over the last year or so. Islamists Now Spreading Their Message in English 2010-02-18T19:50:00Z Moreover, by the time he reaches college it is too late to teach him even common, idiomatic expressiveness. The Idyl of Twin Fires But this gain was perhaps more than compensated by the loss which the language suffered in idiomatic purity and clearness. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil "Not on your idiomatic life," muttered the Professor. A Yankee from the West A Novel Those who are acquainted with Bj�rnson's original and idiomatic style can appreciate the many difficulties his translators have had to contend with. Magnhild Dust Most of the works which were afterwards written in the strong idiomatic Welsh of Morris Kyffin were on religious subjects, and many of them were translated from the English. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" It seems a trifle less exact, but it is more idiomatic; and, if anything, she perhaps intensifies the local color a little, which does not do the tale any harm. Trilbyana The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel One of the most sensible causes of this decay in the idiomatic structure of the language both of verse and prose is the predominance of Virgil’s influence over the later writers. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil And it was decided that I was not idiomatic enough in my treatment of our mother tongue. A Yankee from the West A Novel The translation is marked by idiomatic vigor and a very skilful adaptation of the rustic phraseology of one language to that of the other. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. Dr. S. says the boy's English is remarkably pure and idiomatic. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) The genuine Prologue is alive with manners, passions, idiomatic conversations, and natural incidents. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Small idiomatic differences are observable, but, on the other hand, it shares with it several distinctive features, so that, on the whole, it resembles Hebrew far more closely than any other Semitic language now known. The Christian View of the Old Testament The latter's exultation was that of one enjoying a possible misconstruction which might attend a literal interpretation of what he knew was idiomatic. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch The concluding sentences were in French, but Count Edouard spoke idiomatic English fluently and with a rather fascinating accent. Cynthia's Chauffeur It is a tale of quiet, exquisite beauty, free from the morbid sentiment which abounds in the fictitious works of the modern French school, and rendered into graceful, idiomatic English by the accomplished translator. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 He became more German in extreme old age, and less impressive in his idiomatic French and English than in his own language. The History of Freedom His style is equally different from Richardson’s: it is at times the most rapid, the most happy, the most idiomatic of any that is to be found. Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature There is a shrewdness, although deficient in delicacy, in the Scottish proverbs; they are idiomatic, facetious, and strike home. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 Written in the most idiomatic style for the solo instrument and containing186 real violin melodies it is still one of the few great works in its class. Music: An Art and a Language Such a word seems out of place here, and may be idiomatic, like our "flowery language." The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World Nothing can be more lucid than his style, which is at once bright and strong, idiomatic and direct. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) His first stumbling block was met in the prayer of Jesus in an attempt to render the petition, “Give us this day our daily bread,” into idiomatic modern thought. Carmen Ariza It is also evident that the peculiar, and often idiomatic, humour of a people is best preserved in their proverbs. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 As Berlioz is, if possible, even more idiomatic for the orchestra than Chopin for the pianoforte, no conception of the real quality of his message can be gained from transcriptions, however good. Music: An Art and a Language Of this exquisite piece of idiomatic English, the reviewer allows himself to speak as being "a very poor composition, defective in rhythm." A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer “We have seldom, if ever, met with a translation so absolutely idiomatic.” The Industries of Animals Homer, of course, wrote in idiomatic Greek, and, in order to produce either a true copy of the original, or an agreeable poem, should have been translated into idiomatic English. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition His constant aim is to reproduce his text in a pure and idiomatic Danish. Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark But the real effect of his Quartets is so bound up with idiomatic treatment of the strings that in any transcription for pianoforte the music suffers grievously. Music: An Art and a Language But revisers, whose work is to be passed upon by ballot, may well be shy of idiomatic English. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer We have a similar ellipsis, often used in idiomatic English, morning, noon, and night; but who would say sleep, instead of in sleep, or while asleep? Notes and Queries, Number 218, December 31, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc He told his stories well, his vehemently idiomatic English emphasizing his points. The Island Mystery His idiomatic lust for control is to be accepted as a root-fact of his peculiar type of being. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck The movement is a remarkable illustration of idiomatic style for each of the instruments: the violin part, sustained and cantabile; the pianoforte part, broken up and of remarkable color and sonority. Music: An Art and a Language It is the utter lack of this idiomatic characteristic that makes "Lambeth prayers" proverbially so insipid. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer I liked the power of him; the strong hand with which he carried things in his own way; the idiomatic language, and quick, curt sentences in which he enunciated his opinions. The First Violin A Novel Another method is to read and translate some idiomatic foreign work. The Aural System Being the Most Direct, the Straight-Line Method for the Simultaneous Fourfold Mastery of a Foreign Language. Grossly human is our Bismarck, whose lust for control is idiomatic; let us get this clearly, first of all. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Pure mother English, —— and fresh with idiomatic graces. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Mark in the text as you read useful phrases, and in your note-book write the Latin on the right-hand page and a good idiomatic rendering on the left. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight The following examples show the further use of them in connection with Nouns and Verbs, and in some idiomatic expressions which do not always admit of being literally rendered in English. Elements of Gaelic Grammar The phrase “from mouth to interest” is very idiomatic. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters He strikes himself is, at once idiomatic and unequivocal. A Handbook of the English Language In the great majority of cases begin and beginning are preferable to commence and commencement as the simple, idiomatic English words, always accurate and expressive. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Both Mendelsohn and Zunz omit to translate it in their German versions, simply because the sentence is more idiomatic, in the German language, without it than with it. Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc "We have seldom, if ever, met with a translation so absolutely idiomatic." The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production The original is idiomatic and terse, and he could not find exact equivalents in numerous cases. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time When one hears an educated foreigner speak, he detects little errors in his use of words,—errors which are not the fault of definition, but errors in the idiomatic use of words. English: Composition and Literature Still, it has some authority for being considered idiomatic, for does not “Pilgrim’s Progress” tell us of the “Palace Beautiful?” Old New England Traits Inaccuracies may be due to the revision and editing, and not to the translators, for every good translation must be fluent and idiomatic, to secure which is the most difficult task. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood He said of an English lady's correct and even idiomatic Italian, "Yes, it's all right; but she doesn't speak in the right tune." In Château Land Poor Scatcherd! when I met him, a few days later, he must have been struck by the sudden warmth of my friendship—the quick idiomatic cordiality of my French to him. The Martian The former made the foundation of our language and gave to it its idiomatic strength; the latter came later, and added to the strength of the language its grace and refinement. English: Composition and Literature I may also state that the task of mastering the idiomatic eccentricities of the French language gave me some small inconvenience. Fibble, D.D. He had given up trying to explain to the Italian the idiomatic style of old Broadway. The Place of Honeymoons This accounts for his perfect and idiomatic English and for his knowledge of our cities. In Château Land Some idiomatic and proverbial expressions, too, deserve to be noted. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities It is believed also that constant dwelling upon such models of simple, pure, idiomatic English is the easiest and on all accounts the best way for children to acquire a mastery of their mother-tongue. The Two Great Retreats of History It is in idiomatic late Cornish, in rather wild spelling. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature There are also some quaint remarks of which I have been loth to omit the original, these being sure to appeal to anyone acquainted with idiomatic German. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals As it abounds in idiomatic expressions, the study of native compositions is most important, and these are generally to be found only in the Malay character. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay The translations are very faithful, and they do not sacrifice the peculiar turn of German thought to the requirements of strictly idiomatic English. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Among the idiomatic terms adopted by United States Marines everywhere, the expression "shove off" is used more frequently than any other. The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 Has the French language, in its idiomatic structure definite articles and indefinite, as in Latin? Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life He has told us, himself, in words so simple and unaffected, so idiomatic and direct, that we can neither misread them, nor improve upon them. America First Patriotic Readings There are many other similar idiomatic terms, examples of which will be given in the more advanced lessons farther on. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Full explanation is made of all idiomatic phrases, etc. The Boat Club or, The Bunkers of Rippleton The point which requires especial attention is idiomatic propriety. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin The style of his smaller works in Hindustanee, or Urdu, as it is commonly called, is remarkably idiomatic and pleasing. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 "And you think me incapable of keeping your secret, ah, gimmick, I believe is the idiomatic term you used." Mercenary The written language is more stilted and less terse and idiomatic than the colloquial dialect; and even where pure Malay is employed, the influence of Arabic compositions is very marked. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay "No one from this party, at least," laughed Waring, mischievously making the most of her idiomatic query. Waring's Peril This is the complete translation in idiomatic English. As Long As You Wish For former instances of this idiomatic expression, see ante, passim. The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio It is somewhat curious, with a dialect so racy, idiomatic, and plastic as our own cant, that its metrical capabilities should have been so little essayed. Rookwood It is more idiomatic to say, eat rice, read book, write letter. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Where did Le Sage find these verses, sweet, gracious, and idiomatic as they are? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 In ‘Henry V’ the dialogue in many scenes is carried on in French, which is grammatically accurate if not idiomatic. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles “Ah! mein frond! mine brodder!” he exclaimed, in fairly idiomatic English, but with a broken pronunciation that was a mixture of Dutch, American, and Malay. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago “Is it the custom to do so when the enemy, he arrive?” asked Colonel Marchand, to whom the idiomatic speech of the Yankee was still a puzzle. Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point I wonder that Mr. Frith, who has given with such idiomatic genius the humors of the Derby, has never painted an old-fashioned rural fair like this. The Gypsies Care must be taken not to go beyond the idiomatic. Practical Grammar and Composition "We continued on our way" is idiomatic English, and is more euphonious than the sentence would be without the particle. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Clear, idiomatic English is essential even when it demands the sacrifice of verbal accuracy. Early Theories of Translation There followed some jeering sentences in colloquial Arvanian that were too idiomatic for Thorn's knowledge of the language to let him understand. The Radiant Shell I would, however, advise him to get a volume of Jacob Cats' Poems, the language of which is not antiquated, and is idiomatic without being difficult to a beginner. Notes and Queries, Number 35, June 29, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Compare the following idiomatic expressions with the unidiomatic expressions that succeed them. Practical Grammar and Composition "In so far as they are idiomatic," etc. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. She reproached me for having returned from Spain, 'which was quite safe, you know—it is the place city men go to when they bust up,' she remarked in her peculiarly idiomatic style. Much Darker Days That which had seemed merely prosaic and dreary, became characteristic; the very things which she had taken most for granted were exactly those which turned out to be the significant and idiomatic facts. The Daughters of Danaus The lyric, that is to say, is almost always dependent for its music on easy idiomatic turns of speech. Milton The second expression in each group is in accord with the strict rules of composition; but the first, the idiomatic, is far more forceful. Practical Grammar and Composition An old idiomatic expression now coming into use again. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Bunyan’s books have, along with Shakespeare and Tyndale’s works, been among the chief supports of an idiomatic, nervous, and simple English. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 He was a strong party-writer on the government side, for Charles the Second, and the compositions of the author seem to us coarse, yet they contain much idiomatic expression. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 “It’s all right,” said the young Malay, showing his white teeth, and speaking fair idiomatic English, though with a peculiar accent. Middy and Ensign But the distinction between idiomatic and unidiomatic expressions is a fine one, and rests solely on usage. Practical Grammar and Composition An old idiomatic phrase, now freely used again. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. She can help you to a more idiomatic knowledge of French—and you can do the same for her in English. Just Patty Hercules, a good deal ruffled, used a considerable amount of idiomatic Greek, and made for the boys with his club. Boycotted And Other Stories Mina felt that there was here a touch of pride; with a more complete mastery of idiomatic English she might have called it "swagger." Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Either the word was not idiomatic, or was not intelligible, or was not needed, or looked ill, or sounded ill, or some other valid reason existed against it. English Past and Present Now it will be found that the practice of our most idiomatic writers and speakers is to prefer that to who in this application. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. There is a wide range of literary art represented in this volume, and the translations are extremely smooth and idiomatic. The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story "Sharpen badly" seems to be the idiomatic phrase used. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria And she could translate quite well, in an idiomatic fashion. A Little Girl in Old Salem He flashes-out illumination from him; his smiting idiomatic phrases seem to cleave into the very secret of the matter. Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History I beg your pardon,—I am afraid I was unintelligibly idiomatic. The Lunatic at Large Sometimes by mere force of terse idiomatic language he rises into real poetry, as it was understood in the days when Pope and Dryden were our lawgivers. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The translations, I may add, have been made direct from the original texts, and aim to be as literal as is consonant with presentation in idiomatic English. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria The homely idiomatic language in opposition to any mixed jargon, or lingua franca, spoken by an imported slave:—2. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg His command of strong, idiomatic, controversial English was unrivaled. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The information is always full and often fresh, the scope large, the argument close, and the style, though simple, never bald, but vigorous, idiomatic, and often picturesque. Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography He soon perceives the style to be that of a man who is master of this wonderful language in all its grammatical and idiomatic niceties and rich resources. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. This idiomatic use of go about still lingers in the phrase ‘to go about one’s business’; comp. ‘to set about’ anything. Milton's Comus First, we should note the old-fashioned phrasing and choice of words, and perhaps translate Addison into simple, idiomatic, modern English, altering as little as possible. The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Though retaining a marked German accent, he quickly learned to speak English with fluency and eloquence, and yet with occasional idiomatic errors discernible when he words are printed. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 The proprietor of the bank-neighboring café not only failed to recognize him; he was driven forth with revilings in idiomatic French and broken English. The Price I have now only to add that the translation is, perhaps, not always idiomatic, though in this matter I have availed myself of some valuable assistance, for which I feel most thankful. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan A communication of a yet different kind is an imitation of Rabelais, which is not so badly done, but cannot be well translated into English, because of its grotesque and idiomatic character. The Arena Volume 4, No. 19, June, 1891 “Copied fair” shows an idiomatic use of an adjective form which perhaps can be justified, but the combination has given way in these days to “made a fair copy of.” The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric Betty had appraised him correctly—"sized him up," in Dade's idiomatic phraseology—and knew that his vicious impulses were surface ones that had been acquired and not inherited, as he had thought. The Boss of the Lazy Y After a time the smoke cloud became articulate, rumbling forth chucklings and Elizabethan oaths, mingling with musings idiomatic and profane. The Price Whenever there is any doubt between two words or expressions, choose the plainest, the commonest, the most idiomatic. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy His pieces are so idiomatic that they cannot be translated into orchestral language any more than Heine's lyrics can be translated into English. Chopin and Other Musical Essays Luther often spent a week on a single verse to find and fix the idiomatic German. The Story of the Innumerable Company, and Other Sketches In language work, also, the child must acquire many idiomatic expressions as habitual modes of speech. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education It is an idiomatic phrase, and does not exact an answer as to the state of your health any more than the salutation "Good day." The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 I have tried my best to narrate briefly, in simple and idiomatic English, the stories on which the chief Sanskrit dramas are based. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists They are full of idiomatic expressions, quaint images, unexpected turns of thought and language. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" In the "Prologue to the Canterbury Tales"—by far the ripest thing he has done—he seems to be writing the easiest, most idiomatic prose, but it is poetry all the while. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country This was when he was presented with an unfamiliar expression or idiomatic sentence. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Ah, Miss Adams," she said, in idiomatic English, "you have candid eyes. Visionaries His language is simple clear & idiomatic and his style of narrative bright and entertaining. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists But the bright carelessness of Laurence, who dashed at any speech in idiomatic but ungrammatical outlander's French, gradually won upon him. The Black Douglas No music, save perhaps that of Liszt, is so idiomatic. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art Page likewise spoke a brand of idiomatic English which immediately put him in a class by himself. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II The combinations and permutations are infinite; they give a healthy knowledge of word-building, and can be used in putting whole pages of carefully prepared idiomatic English into Esperanto. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar I feel free to say, that its study will go a long way towards familiarising boys in our schools with simple idiomatic English. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists What a pity it is that so powerful and idiomatic a writer should be so incorrect grammatically and scholastically speaking! The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II All the truly idiomatic and national phrases are kept, and all others successively picked out, and thrown away. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson This should not, however, be carried to the extent of distorting his own idiom in order to imitate the idiomatic turns and expressions of the original. The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge These, and others like them, are profusely scattered through the tales, apparently from the mistaken notion that they have some idiomatic force. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 The Bengalee in its issue of March 4, 1911 says:— The author has given the story of Valmiki's immortal Epic in elegant and idiomatic English and his mode of narration is highly interesting. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists Every race has not only its peculiar proverbs, sayings, and catch-words, but also idiomatic phrases which constitute a characteristic chiaroscuro, if not colour. The English Gipsies and Their Language I think myself that it is very idiomatic and energetic; others have thought differently. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 Notwithstanding all this, they are conscious of the fact that their language is less idiomatic than that of the native born, and their power over the written expression is wofully weak. Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader For centuries these tribes have lived in the same latitude, under the same climatic influences, and yet, without a written standard, have preserved the idiomatic coloring of their tribal language without corruption. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The language is easy and naturally flowing and the style idiomatic and interesting. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists This rendering, therefore, is not an artificial, pseudo-antique hybrid, but frankly endeavors to convey its original to modern readers in idiomatic modern literary English, devoid of any conscious mannerisms whatsoever. Genesis A Translated from the Old English Symphonic music—in as much as the concertmaster is concerned, is usually not idiomatic violin music. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers But the language of such thoughts is idiomatic and incapable of exact translation. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World But in idiomatic purity of language he is superior. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It is written in simple and idiomatic English. Tales from the Hindu Dramatists "Ah! mein frond! mine brodder!" he exclaimed, in fairly idiomatic English, but with a broken pronunciation that was a mixture of Dutch, American, and Malay. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata His style is sonorous and fluent, but not idiomatic. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction No one was better qualified to interpret him than Froude, whose translations of his letters, though free and sometimes loose, are vivid, racy, and idiomatic. The Life of Froude I was compelled to “bundle,” as the idiomatic, but ignorant woman expressed herself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 I am sure you are indebted to your good lady for your idiomatic command of the language.” The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Angela read well; her pronunciation of Spanish was faultless, and I always took particular pleasure in hearing her read the idiomatic Castilian of Cervantes. Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance Sterne's English is excellent and idiomatic, and has commended his works to the ordinary reader, who shrinks from the hyperlatinism of the time represented so strongly by Dr. Johnson and his followers. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction It is not always clear nor always idiomatic. The Function of the Poet and Other Essays Yet it ought to seem self-evident to every thinking mind that idiomatic equivalence, not verbal identity, must form the basis of a good and faithful translation. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series “I studied it for yeals in Japan—” began Jiro, but in vain, for his very much better half resented the word “idiomatic.” The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate Yes, I've noticed that your Hindustani is very good and idiomatic. The Jungle Girl Estimate of His Powers.—Thackeray's excellences are manifest: he was the master of idiomatic English, a great moralist and reformer, and the king of satire, all the weapons of which he managed with perfect skill. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction The verb let, in the idiomatic examples under number 1, has no nominative specified, and is left applicable to a nominative of the first, second, or third person, and of either number. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Some Lives are rendered into a racy and idiomatic, although somewhat archaic English, while others fall far short of the standard of Sir Thomas North's work. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I The chief peculiarity of his version is its reproduction of the idiomatic and proverbial Latinisms, and generally of the classical phrases and allusions in which Erasmus abounds, in corresponding or analogous English forms. Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. The Count prided himself upon his tact, and was therefore very careful to use the most idiomatic English in his conversation. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' It was filled with jokes, beneath which were German notes explaining any difficult or idiomatic words and phrases. War in the Garden of Eden No other writing more powerful, picturesque, and idiomatic has been done in this century. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 Not one of them could have written a page of clear, grammatical, idiomatic English. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The Duke loves especially to meet him in his "sullen fits," because he then overflows with his most idiomatic humour. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Almost as great a linguist as he is a musician, he coaxes and curses his men in perfect, idiomatic French, German and Spanish as well as English and Italian. The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians There's idiomatic French for you, all sprinkled out of a cayenne pepper-pot to make the local colour hot and strong. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 11, 1891 He was master of a clear, simple, idiomatic style, well fitted to record the incidents of a journey--sometimes poetical in its vivid pictures, often brightening into humor, and sometimes deepening into pathos. The Personal Life of David Livingstone Her original letters and despatches show an idiomatic force of expression beyond that of any other English monarch. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature To all this must be added the internal characteristics of the play itself, which is in the Poet's ripest and most idiomatic style of art. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England They asked me a number of questions, to which I shook my head; and, candidly, I could do so without doing violence to my knowledge of idiomatic French!… Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated Lauder's language is idiomatic, and he uses many Scottish words which were not common in the written literary language of his time. Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 English the most simple, direct, idiomatic, is needed in order that a translation of Dante be faithful to his simplicity and naturalness; and this is the first fidelity his translator should feel himself bound to. Essays Æsthetical His intellect was narrow, but intensely clear, and he was master of a nervous and idiomatic English style which enabled him to project his ideas into the minds of his readers. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature In what more I have to say under this head, I shall spare further reference to the Poet's faults of imitation, and speak only of his characteristic or idiomatic traits of style. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England For unobtrusive ease, idiomatic naturalness and that familiarity which escapes vulgarity and retains a quiet distinction, no one has excelled him. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities Laurencine spoke French quite perfectly, with exactly the same idiomatic ease as the Frenchman. The Roll-Call The contributory ideas of of New York, of welcome, and in French may be eliminated without hurting the idiomatic flow of the sentence. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech He possessed in an eminent degree two of the great requisites of effective oratory, a magnificent voice and a command of pure idiomatic Saxon English. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature From thence onward his style kept growing less imitative and more idiomatic till not the least taste or relish of the former remained. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Another complaint I have against Mr. Long is, that he is not quite idiomatic and simple enough. Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold Tanaka had a rich collection of foreign and idiomatic phrases, which he must have learned by heart from a book and with which he adorned his conversation. Kimono As our examples show, aspect is expressed in English by all kinds of idiomatic turns rather than by a consistently worked out set of grammatical forms. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Though not received with acclamation, its signal merits of freshness, simplicity, graceful humour, and the pure idiomatic English in which it was written gradually obtained recognition, and the fame of the poet-recluse began to spread. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Such a tendency, however, is directly opposed to the true feeling for idiomatic English. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems Now and then is itself bad enough, reversing as it does the sequence of things, but it is idiomatic and there is no quarreling with it. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults Concerning the phrase in piazza, and in mercato, my choice of them was partly founded on the colloquial usage as represented by Sacchetti, whose dialogue is intensely idiomatic. What I Remember, Volume 2 Footnote 135: Aside from certain idiomatic usages, as when You saw whom? is equivalent to You saw so and so and that so and so is who? Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Success in writing a foreign language is a rare thing, and he has shown a remarkable command of idiomatic expression. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 05, March, 1858 With regard to this idiomatic use of the genitive case, vide "Grammar," page 96, paragraph b. Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes We can only promise him the utmost fidelity in the translation, having taken no other liberty than the substitution of common idiomatic phrases, peculiar to our language, for corresponding phrases in the other. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 Even in our own tongue Englishmen sometimes come to grief over an idiomatic proverb. Collections and Recollections The power of nicknaming is a school-boy gift, which no discouragement of parents and guardians can crush out, and which displays thoroughly the idiomatic faculty. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 It has a language, too, of its own, and a language too singularly idiomatic, full of meaning to ourselves, scarcely intelligible to strangers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 Flashes of thought, flights of fancy, idiomatic expressions, he sets down among the signs of the times—the extraordinary occurrences of the age we live in. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits Madame Defarge was not likely to follow these idiomatic remarks in detail; but, she so far understood them as to perceive that she was set at naught. A Tale of Two Cities You shall—” Mr Vladimir, frowning, paused, at a loss for a sufficiently idiomatic expression, and instantly brightened up, with a grin of beautifully white teeth. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale We have thus indicated the nature of the great contest in language between the conventional and the idiomatic. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Sometimes interpreters were called in; whom Mr Meagles addressed in such idiomatic terms of speech, as instantly to extinguish and shut up—which made the matter worse. Little Dorrit But its fault even in that part is that he confounds the genius of the English language, making it periphrastic and literal, instead of elliptical and idiomatic. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits He had expected from her more originality, more spice of her own idiomatic, individual sort. The Damnation of Theron Ware At once, with contemptuous perversity, Mr Vladimir changed the language, and began to speak idiomatic English without the slightest trace of a foreign accent. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale We refer to the prevalent habit of idiomatic speech as a fact that makes part of our literature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 I have translated the poem most carefully, and as accurately as possible into the peculiar metre and cast of expression which an Eastern Polynesian 'Atu-Pe'e, or Versifier, would immediately grasp as idiomatic. Bees in Amber A Little Book of Thoughtful Verse Into this dialect, with which the work of my collaborators has been made to conform, I have sought to render as justly and as exactly as possible the intensely idiomatic speech that Hauptmann employs. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I But almost all her talk was in another key—a brisk, direct, idiomatic manner of speech, with an intonation hinting at no section in particular. The Damnation of Theron Ware Whereupon Mr. James took up the book and, standing by the fire, fronting his hosts, there and then put McAndrew's Hymn into vigorous idiomatic French--an extraordinary feat, as it seemed to M. Bourget. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 This unlucky wight was flogged every morning by his master, not for his vices, but for his vicious constructions, and laughed at by his companions every evening for his idiomatic absurdities. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 But the rich idiomatic sources of his speech lie too deep for him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860 They looked concerned, and the older woman passing her hands over my jacket, turned to her daughter and commenced a talk much too rapid and no doubt idiomatic for me to follow. Wilfrid Cumbermede It follows that in order to make the style of a translation true idiomatic English many of these conjunctions must be omitted, and for others adverbs, &c., must be substituted. Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Preface and Introductions And his Latin was all the more readable because it was not classical or idiomatic. Milton He had no patience with idiomatic writing like that of Carlyle or Jean Paul; and he made incessant warfare on the subjective method. Sketches from Concord and Appledore The language is excellent—idiomatic, simple, perspicuous, at once significant and lively, that is, expressive of the thought, and also of a manly proportion of feeling appropriate to it. Literary Remains, Volume 2 Perhaps the points of difference show more in the women,—the ones who stay at home, I mean, and become more local and idiomatic than the men. In Exile and Other Stories On page 47, "overtrodden shoes" is hardly so good as the idiomatic "down at the heel." Among My Books First Series It is somewhat curious with a dialect so racy, idiomatic, and plastic as our own cant, that its metrical capabilities should have been so little essayed. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] And is this intimate personalized quality of words "style," also, as well as that more external "style" revealed in clear and orderly and idiomatic arrangement? A Study of Poetry And then his style, in its ardent and luminous simplicity, flexible to every bend of the spirit which it clothes with flesh, helps him in the idiomatic translation of dreams. Poems of Coleridge The style of Addison and his friends reproduced those genuine idiomatic peculiarities of our speech which had been received into the conversation of intelligent men. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Charles Cotton is as easy, but not so elegant; Walton as familiar, but not so flowing; Swift as idiomatic, but not so elevated; Burke more splendid, but not so equally luminous. Among My Books First Series Thus it would seem that, among savages, children are to a great extent the originators of idiomatic diversities. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day It was an exceptionally well-expressed blue-book, in idiomatic English, and it revealed an unusual appreciation of Tennyson's delicate and sure felicities of speech. A Study of Poetry Wagner's literary works are not easy reading; his German style, though grammatical and idiomatic, is generally very involved and obscure, often turgid. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama His idiomatic English style is not one of the least of his merits. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Mrs. Hitchcock still slurred the present participle and indulged in other idiomatic freedoms that endeared her to Sommers. The Web of Life Pilgrim's Progress is still one of our best examples of clear, forceful, idiomatic English; and our wonder increases when we remember that it was written by a man ignorant of literary models. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived And in reciting or singing all these, how would his power of terse, idiomatic expression, his sense of poetic beauty and his ear for rhythm and music be developed! The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization He is the greatest living master of racy and idiomatic Russian. Tales of the Wilderness Of his immediate pupils James Mill is the ablest, Cobbett, a vigorous and idiomatic writer of English, in the course of his long life advocated all varieties of political principle. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The idiomatic expressions in this dialect are numerous, many will be found in the Glossary; the following may be mentioned. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire Were a man to know what his fellow truly thinks; could he feel in his own body those impulses which drive the other to his idiomatic acts and words—what an insight he would gain! Alone It is said that this construction can be used only when more than one thing is possessed such expressions as This heart of mine, That temper of yours are good, idiomatic English. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition It was a young chemist trained in Europe who conducted me through the mills, explaining all the processes in a perfect idiomatic speech, though of broken accent. The French in the Heart of America Their language is pure, idiomatic, vigorous English; and they exhibit a great variety of knowledge, remarkable sagacity, and sound common sense. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities "No matter that, when he carry you well," replied the Indian, whose language was a little idiomatic, notwithstanding his education. Gaut Gurley They were opposed by the Virgilian predilections of Pulci's friend, Politian, who had nevertheless universality enough to sympathise with the delight the other took in their native Tuscan, and its liveliest and most idiomatic effusions. Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 1 Addison charms, while he instructs; and writing, as he always does, a pure, an elegant, and idiomatic style, he may be pronounced the safest model for imitation. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes If persevered in, this will secure a good, strong, idiomatic use of English. De La Salle Fifth Reader The style of this work is bold, rich, and idiomatic, and some of its sketches are among the most fresh and spirited that can be found in the whole class of prose works of fiction. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Gustavus Weitbreck had lived so long on his Pennsylvania farm that he even thought in English instead of in German, and, strangely enough, in English much less broken and idiomatic than that which he spoke. Between Whiles All the truly idiomatic and national phrases are kept, and all others successively picked out and thrown away. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam Her vocabulary, though large, is too full of abstract and scientific terms to permit of great flexibility and idiomatic purity of English. Halleck's New English Literature Other allegorists write in poetry and their characters are shadowy and unreal; but Bunyan speaks in terse, idiomatic prose, and his characters are living men and women. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World We have seen such voluble sharp, sagacious, ironical, and worldly women among the farm-houses of New England, and heard them use language, when excited or indignant, equally idiomatic, though not particularly choice. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women I soothed Froissart, and extracted enough from him in rapid French spasms—his idiomatic staccato French is often beyond my understanding—to give me a general idea of what Dawson had done. The Lost Naval Papers This latter comes, perhaps, as near to perfection as it is possible for the reproduction of all idiomatic poetical composition in another language to do. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 12, October, 1858 They were talking in a French so rapid and idiomatic that Rushford could distinguish no word of it, except that the man addressed his companion as Julie. Affairs of State Take compositions or parts of compositions written in the foreign tongue, and turn them into idiomatic English. The Century Vocabulary Builder Many of these compositions are so idiomatic that Arabs settled for years amongst the Somal cannot understand them, though perfectly acquainted with the conversational style. First Footsteps in East Africa Thus, in the following example, he has been tempted by an antithesis into an inversion of phrase by no means idiomatic. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01 He used idiomatic English at times with that facility which some foreigners acquire, but always smiled in a self-satisfied way when he had employed a slang term. Bat Wing They resemble Addison's papers also in the diction, which is natural and idiomatic, even to carelessness. Biographical Essays The force of the Greek sunienai is imperfectly expressed by "understand;" our own idiomatic phrase "to go along with me" comes nearest to it. Biographia Literaria I am quite conscious that the condensed and idiomatic English into which I always try to put my thoughts must present many difficulties to a translator. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 It transforms this literal translation into an idiomatic one. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life No better model exists of the pure idiomatic Welsh of the last century, before writers became influenced by English style and method. The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Even some of the idiomatic blemishes of conversation may perhaps, in such a work, be venial, if not laudable. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry They adored the slight English accent which gave a touch of the exotic to her very correct and freely idiomatic French. The Old Wives' Tale Despite his idiomatic treatment of the piano it must be remembered that Chopin under Sontag's and Paganini's influence imitated both voice and violin on the keyboard. Chopin : the Man and His Music "Ha, the Anglais," he said—and I may mention in passing that his English, in spite of a slight southern accent, was idiomatic and excellent. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay As an instance of its correct and idiomatic use, I often think of the delightful landlord whom Stevenson encountered somewhere, and upon whom he pressed some Burgundy which he had with him. At Large It is unequal, and it is too prolix: but when it is good, which is not seldom, it is very good, unforced, idiomatic, and felicitous. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry It is not very idiomatic French, but it is amazingly flexible; and it is delicious to see the children at breakfast watching Maud as she opens the letters and smiles over them. The Altar Fire "They have dropped us, and thank Heaven!" said Eve, in her idiomatic way. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Then he higgled and hammered and fumbled for the said mercies, and tried to enumerate them, but in phrases conventional and derived from tracts and sermons; whereas his statement of grievances had been idiomatic. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Here was Latin worth reading; rich, sinewy, idiomatic, full of flavour, masculine. South Wind Not only could he speak most of the languages of the East, including Arabic and Persian, but he wrote good idiomatic English. The Life of Sir Richard Burton The poor fellow had not the tact to appear to understand, and, as he might easily have done, mystify her by some idiomatic remark. The Unclassed This speech was rather too idiomatic for the comprehension of the Indian, who answered according to his own particular view of the matter. Oak Openings They were plodding away at the Greek Testament, immersed in a chapter of the idiomatic and difficult Epistle to the Hebrews. Life's Little Ironies L> is an idiomatic series of commands for `do once for every line'. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 The next lines are still more idiomatic, "When Suetonius left the country, they fell upon his troops and retook the island of Anglesea." The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy Partly in wretched French to the officer and partly in idiomatic English to the dragoman, he proclaimed his fiery desire to accompany the expedition. Active Service |
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