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Idioms derive from the culture of a nation and from daily life.
They are special language forms that convey cascades of culturespecific information such as religion, history, customs, national
identity, speaking manners, national behavior etc. We can get a
better understanding of a certain culture by investigating the
idioms as they hold a cultural background behind themselves.
They help language learners better understand the culture,
penetrate into the customs and lifestyle of a particular people,
and gain a deeper insight into their history.
Idioms are undoubtedly among the hardest things for a
person to learn in the process of learning a new language. This
is because most people grow up using idioms as if their true
meanings actually make sense. The English language itself
possesses a huge diversity of idioms which imbue the language
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FRENCH
joindre les
deux bouts
GERMAN
den Kopf
ber Wasser
halten
see everything
black
voir travers
un nuage
in the
twinkling of
an eye (very
en un rien de
temps
alles wie
durch einen
Schleier
sehen
im Nu
bring to light
mettre en
plein jour
ans Licht
bringen
quickly)
(reveal
someone or
something to
the public)
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ARMENIAN
behind the
scenes
derrire les
coulisses
hinter den
Kulissen
perdre la tte
den Kopf
verlieren
zur
Besinnung
kommen
not hold a
candle
to someone
ne pas
arriver
la cheville de
qn
jemandem das
Wasser nicht
reichen
knnen
throw dust
into
somebodys
eyes
jeter de la
poudre aux
yeux
j-m eitlen
Dunst
vormachen
(out of public
view)
(to become
uncontrolled)
smth for
future need)
thinking
sensibly)
(not to be
nearly as good
as sb)
(mislead
someone)
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References
1. Baker M. (1992) In Other Words: A Coursebook on
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Internet Sources:
14. http://www.languagerealm.com/french/frenchidioms_l.php
15. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
16. http://www.collinsdictionary.com/
17. http://german.about.com/library/blredew_intro.htm
18. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
19. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/
20. http://www.redensarten-index.de
21. http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=1&SHL=2
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