idiomatic

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Headlined by conductor Marco Armiliato, soprano Lisette Oropesa as the heroine Elvira and tenor Lawrence Brownlee as her beloved Arturo, this was a musically idiomatic and expressive traversal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The German novelist most recently authored “Tyll,” shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize, and his translator, Ross Benjamin, has rendered his new historical fiction in idiomatic English prose.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

Fairy tales, idiomatic expressions, warrior tales all amplified human fear, and led to the systematic extermination of wolves across Britain and Europe.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

The new volume, in a sensitive and briskly idiomatic translation by Ross Benjamin, offers revelation upon revelation.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

“Nix verstandt,” said another who had been taunting her in idiomatic English all morning.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith