Multilingual Books May Newsletter

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In this issue:

• Feature Article - Tel Aviv University finds connection between mental fitness and multi-lingualism
• Product News - Video Language Learning - Top 10 Products
• Featured Site - LinguaNet Europa
• Language Trivia Contest - Answer correctly and win FREE language products!
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Last month's quiz

Below see words in English and their meaning in another language; you give the other language.

Pretender: to try: Spanish
Hunt: wolf: Estonian
Bra: good, well: Swedish
Pole: field: Polish
Mist: manure: German

Need a hint? Here are 4 of the 5 languages, in alphabetical order: German, Polish, Spanish, Swedish.

Bonus: Name 4 languages in which "strand" means "beach". Here are 6: Danish, Dutch, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Swedish.

This month's winner is George Y. Congratulations and thanks to everyone who entered.

This month's quiz

From shoelaces to the stars: Give the meanings of these little-used English words.

fillip
tittle
aglet
syzygy
lemniscate

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