The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang 5,000 Expressions to Spice Up Your Spainsh

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-10-18
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary

Don't sound likeuna momia--add a little sizzle to your Spanish!If someone called youtragaldabaswould you be insulted or flattered? If you shoutedMota!in the street, would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks toThe Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms, you'll always know yourtejemaneje(scheme) from yourmerequetengue(mess) no matter where you find yourself in the Spanish-speaking world. Five thousand words and phrases--plus helpful hints as to what's cordial and what's vulgar--keep you in sync with Spanish slang.Spanish to Englishninos popis (upper-class kids)Spoiled brats Contigo ni a China me voy. (I'm not even going to China with you)You're impossible La cruda (rawness)HangoverEnglish to Spanish Ugly as sinser un espantapajaro (to be a scarecrow) To be luckytener leche (to have milk) Why are you staring at me?Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)

Author Biography

Mary McVey Gill and Brenda Wegmann are both experienced authors of Spanish and ESL textbooks and self-study titles. Wegmann also teaches Spanish at Alberta Community College, Edmonton.

Table of Contents

Preface
Spanish-English Dictionary
English-Spanish Dictionary

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