English
Pronunciation
Noun
walking dictionary (plural walking dictionaries)
- (informal) A person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms; a person with an extensive vocabulary.
- Synonym: walking encyclopedia
Translations
person familiar with a wide range of specialized terms
- Belarusian: хадзячая энцыклапедыя f (xadzjačaja encyklapjedyja)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 活字典 (huózìdiǎn)
- Finnish: kävelevä sanakirja
- French: encyclopédie vivante f
- Greek: κινητή εγκυκλοπαίδεια f (kinití egkyklopaídeia)
- Italian: enciclopedia ambulante f, enciclopedia umana f
- Japanese: 生き字引 (いき じびき, iki jibiki)
- Polish: chodząca encyklopedia (pl) f
- Portuguese: enciclopédia ambulante f
- Romanian: enciclopedie ambulantă (ro) f
- Russian: ходячая энциклопедия (ru) f (xodjačaja enciklopedija)
- Spanish: enciclopedia andante f
- Turkish: ayaklı ansiklopedi, ayaklı kütüphane (tr)
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