expressions
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
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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
expressions, apple, food, fruit, health, jacques chirac, languages
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
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
‘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
expressions, eudebate2009, education, university, ignacio bosque, spain, culture
Casanova pops the cherry
Where does the cherry come into European womanising? Weekly look at pan-European expressions
'Little boy’s room'
Toilet, lavatory, restroom: what do you call the 'loo' in your language?
Napoleon's Chinese whispers
How western Europeans use the word 'China' to express being stressed, arrogant or insignificant
Bikini body
You can be as hungry as a wolf, pig or blind dog in Europe
expressions, henning studte, translation, food, language, languages, tower of babel
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
expressions, money, stereotype , jews, racism, idioms, languages
