Mary McVey Gill, Brenda Wegmann

The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang

5,000 Expressions to Spice Up Your Spainsh

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Produktbeschreibung

Don't sound like una momia --add a little sizzle to your Spanish! If someone called you tragaldabas would you be insulted or flattered? If you shouted ¡Mota! in the street, would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks to The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms , you'll always know your tejemaneje (scheme) from your merequetengue (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 English niños 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) Hangover English to Spanish Ugly as sin ser un espantapájaro (to be a scarecrow) To be lucky tener leche (to have milk) Why are you staring at me? ¿Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Contemporary / McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2006
• Englisch, Spanisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 151mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 596g
• ISBN-13: 9780071433013
• ISBN-10: 0071433015
• Artikelnr.: 22236471

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Preface Spanish-English Dictionary English-Spanish Dictionary