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Meanings of phrase book in English

Russian
разговорник
Portuguese
guia de conversação
Spanish
guía de conversación

Collection of ready-made phrases, usually for a foreign language along with a translation.

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разговорник
Usage of phrase book in English
1
The idea is that they turn your head into a phrase book.
The Guardian
2
It sounded like a question and answer in a phrase book.
The Guardian
3
Going in now would be like deciphering hieroglyphics using a tourist phrase book.
Disciple of the dog
4
He waxed eloquent again, but the Englishman was busy with the phrase book.
A Maker of History
5
I'm damned if I know, and I've lost my phrase book.
One of Ours
6
Her little phrase book seemed pitifully inadequate for the great things in her mind.
The Amazing Interlude
7
Guy turned it up in his phrase book, and found that it meant interpreter.
A Maker of History
8
The days of needing a phrase book on a foreign holiday could soon be over.
BBC
9
The English-speaking tourist would arrive, gripping the phrase book.
The Irish Times
10
The young Englishman took off his hat, and produced a phrase book from his pocket.
A Maker of History
11
Lydia looked up "Ducit Amor Patriae" in a phrase book the next day.
Lydia of the Pines
12
This has clear advantages over thumbing through a phrase book, or even a comparable smartphone application.
Wired
13
The gentleman had an open Baedeker in his hand, and the lady carried a phrase book.
Three Men on the Bummel
14
When she had finished, he took the phrase book from her, with a look almost affectionate.
A Little Princess / Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told...
15
Our phrase book tells us that right now we are as infirm as gaily coloured talking birds.
The Irish Times
16
It was a phrase book of French and German intended for the use of British and Canadian soldiers.
The new yorker