Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti (1774-1849) was an Italian Cardinal who spoke more than 38 languages fluently. He never left Italy and yet managed to learn how to speak languages without accent. People from all over the world came to challenge him in their native tongue. They all reported their amazement at this man’s fluency.

The life of Mezzofanti is of considerable interest to language enthusiasts.

The definitive study of Mezzofanti is a 500 pages book by Charles William Russel published in 1863. Here is the entire text of this book.

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prestige (English → Spanish)  prestigio importance (English → Spanish)  importancia symbol (English → Spanish)  símbolo participants (English → Spanish)  participantes, concurrrentes Recently looked-up sentences • Even though the bearing of a torch formed an integral aspect of Greek ceremonies, the ancient Olympic Games did not include it, nor was there asymbol formed by interconnecting rings. • Upon winning the games, the victor would have not only the prestige of being in first place but would also be presented with a crown of olive leaves. • From the 241 participants from 14 nations in 1896, the Games grew to nearly 11,100 competitors from 202 countries at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. www.lingro.com