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PANORAMA expressions : The longest word in Europe is...

The longest word in Europe is...

A European anthology of the longest and most unpronounceable words. At the cafebabel.com newsroom, we’re suffering from European dyslexia. Including audio and some cheeky Mary Poppins videos

by France Dutertre @ // 10/03/09

expressions, best of cafebabel.com, language, tower of babel

ANALYSIS expressions : An apple a day

An apple a day

Apples are used in European sayings to express everything from nasty people, looking healthy and causing chaos - weekly idioms with audio

by Luciana Grosu @ // 21/01/09

expressions, apple, food, fruit, health, jacques chirac, languages

PANORAMA expressions : Does Berlusconi speak through his ass or his elbow?

Does Berlusconi speak through his ass or his elbow?

Depends whether you are in England or Spain if you want an answer to that one - the weekly idiomatic expressions of the week from over Europe

by Jesús Ramírez Morales @ // 03/12/08

expressions, tower of babel

PANORAMA expressions : Armed to the tooth

Armed to the tooth

Teeth: find out why the Italians eat their pasta to the them, why the Brits pull them and the French have them all - idiomatic expression of the week

by Jesús Ramírez Morales @ // 26/11/08

expressions, tower of babel

INVESTIGATION expressions : ‘Holland, Denmark are language learning examples for France, England and Spain’

‘Holland, Denmark are language learning examples for France, England and Spain’

In Spain, professionals like Ignacio Bosque condemn the lack of government investment into language teaching in European universities

by Clara Fajardo Trigueros @ // 25/09/08

expressions, eudebate2009, education, university, ignacio bosque, spain, culture

PANORAMA expressions : Casanova pops the cherry

Casanova pops the cherry

Where does the cherry come into European womanising? Weekly look at pan-European expressions

by Petra Malfertheiner @ // 20/08/08

expressions, tower of babel

PANORAMA expressions : 'Little boy’s room'

'Little boy’s room'

Toilet, lavatory, restroom: what do you call the 'loo' in your language?

by Amandine Agic @ // 28/07/08

expressions, tower of babel

PANORAMA expressions : Napoleon's Chinese whispers

Napoleon's Chinese whispers

How western Europeans use the word 'China' to express being stressed, arrogant or insignificant

by Aurélien BORDET @ // 15/07/08

expressions, china, tower of babel

PANORAMA expressions : Bikini body

Bikini body

You can be as hungry as a wolf, pig or blind dog in Europe

by Textwolff @ // 25/06/08

expressions, henning studte, translation, food, language, languages, tower of babel

expressions : Don't be a Jew!

Don't be a Jew!

The anti-Semitic expressions that are still present in European languages demonstrate just how much the fear and distrust of Jewish people has been engrained into our society

by Adriano Farano @ // 22/02/06

expressions, money, stereotype , jews, racism, idioms, languages

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