phrase book

noun

a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.

phrase book

noun

a book containing frequently used expressions and their equivalents in a foreign language, esp for the use of tourists

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phrase book¹

First recorded in 1585–95

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Like Mustafa tells Mary after he chides her Arabic phrase book, “If it’s important for you, necessary, then the words get power. And like magic, you learn it.”

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TV producers didn’t want to hear about how language mastery was about far more than parroting phrase books.

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He had brought a German phrase book with him.

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It’s a multilingual phrase book with terms that will help you communicate your dietary restrictions to 96 percent of the world’s population.

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And my phrase book in his back pocket.

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