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phrasebook

  • /ˈfɹeɪzbʊk/

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From phrase + book.

noun phrasebooks · phrase book · phrase-book

  1. A book containing common phrases in two or more languages, used to learn a foreign language.
  2. A usually pocket-sized book consisting of everyday expressions and vocabulary in two languages and intended for travellers who wish to communicate with locals while in other countries. He knows, ‘Hello’ in eighteen languages / ‘I love you’ in only one / By the time he's got his phrasebook / The chance is usually gone

adjective phrase book · phrase-book

  1. uncommon Of or pertaining to a phrasebook.
  2. idiomatic, uncommon Of one's fluency of a language, limited or deficient.

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adj book of everyday expressions and vocabulary

Españollibro de frases
한국어숙어집 sugeojip, 일상 회화 사전 ilsang hoehwa sajeon, 회화집 hoehwajip
日本語熟語集 jukugoshū, 会話帳 kaiwachō, フレーズブック furēzubukku
中文短語集 /短语集 duǎnyǔjí, 常用語手冊 /常用语手册 chángyòngyǔ shǒucè, 慣用語手冊 /惯用语手册 guànyòngyǔ shǒucè, 會話手冊 /会话手册 huìhuà shǒucè, 會話課本 /会话课本 huìhuà kèběn
हिन्दीमुहावरे की किताब muhāvre kī kitāb, वाक्यांश पुस्तक vākyāñś pustak, मुहावरा पुस्तिका muhāvrā pustikā, फ़्रेज़बुक frezbuk
Portuguêslivro de frases, livro de expressões
Françaiscarnet de phrases, guide de conversation, recueil d'expressions
DeutschSprachführer, Gesprächsbuch
Italianofrasario
Ελληνικάλεξικό εκφράσεων lexikó ekfráseon, εγχειρίδιο συνομιλιών encheirídio synomilión
Românădicționar de expresii
Русскийразгово́рник razgovórnik, фразеологи́ческий слова́рь frazeologíčeskij slovárʹ
Tiếng Việttừ điển đàm thoại
العربيةكِتَابُ ٱلْعِبَارَات kitābu l-ʕibārāt
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@misc{phrasebook_2026,
  title = {phrasebook},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phrasebook},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}