Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang: 5,000 Expressions to Spice up Your Spainsh: 5,000 Expressions to Spice up Your Spainsh |
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| Author:
| Gill, Mary McVey
Wegmann, Brenda |
| ISBN: | 978-1-283-32191-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $32.00 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionDon'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"ninos 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 SpanishUgly as sin "ser un espantapajaro (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?)""