The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang
5,000 Expressions to Spice Up Your Spainsh
1st Edition
Published on 16. October 2006
565 pages
978-0-07-170907-1 (ISBN)
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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 what's cordial and what's vulgar--keep you in sync with Spanish slang.Spanish to Englishniños 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 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?)
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 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?)
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5,000 Expressions to Spice Up Your Spainsh
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Preface
Spanish-English Dictionary
English-Spanish Dictionary
Spanish-English Dictionary
English-Spanish Dictionary
