What does NB mean in Harry Potter?
What does NB mean in Harry Potter?
Nota bene
Harry granger Talk contribs 13:52, August 25, 2014 (UTC) I don’t know about the first issue, but N.B. is abbreviation of Nota bene, an Italian and Latin phrase meaning “note well”.
What does a Muggle mean in Harry Potter?
a non-magical person
A Muggle is a non-magical person. It’s a noun (“The Dursleys are Muggles”) and can be used attributively (as in “the Muggle world,” above).
What is Hogwarts called in German?
In German, Hogwarts remained Hogwarts. And quite a few translators make this choice, including Danish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish. However, others chose to translate it and to replicate the play-on-words Hog wart.
Who translated Harry Potter into French?
Jean-François Ménard
Harry Potter and The BFG have at least one thing in common… The French writer who translated J.K. Rowling’s beloved series is Jean-François Ménard, who was also Roald Dahl’s favorite translator, as revealed in this interview with the French publishing house Gallimard (link in French).
What does thronging mean in Harry Potter?
thronging. Multitude of people gathered together in a crowd. transfiguration.
Is Avada Kedavra Latin?
Avada Kedavra According to Rowling, its root is actually Aramaic and derives from the original “abracadabra,” which means “let the thing to be destroyed.” In this case, the thing is a person.
What is the most used word in Harry Potter?
It is interesting to note that expecto patronum is the most used spell in the series, and the least used in a four-way tie between confundo, liberacorpus, morsmordre, and rictusempra.
What are Muggles called in France?
Non-magique
David Yates reveals that the French word for “muggle” is: “Non-magique.”
What does Draco mean in French?
Drago Malefoy “Draco” comes from the latin word for dragon; shortening “le dragon,” the word for dragon in French, makes “Drago.” “Malfoy” comes from the old French “mal foy,” meaning “mauvaise foi,” or “bad faith.” In French, it’s “Malefoy.”
What does summat mean in Harry Potter?
summat = colloquial pronunciation of something.