WHAT’S IN A ROSE? IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES. CONTRASTIVE APPROACH.

The purpose of this study is to compare rose-containing idiomatic expressions from English, German, French, Italian and Romanian in order to determine their equivalents. The first part of the analysis focuses on theoretical factors connected to the description and classification of these structures in the literature. An overview of several idiomatic expressions that can be found in various languages that make use of “roses” is presented, together with their definitions, histories, Romanian equivalents, and, when available and relevant, their etymological roots. The research concludes by comparing and contrasting the idioms in all the above mentioned languages that use the word “rose”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]