RED HOT BOOK SPANISH SLANG

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-07-143301-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill

Buch, Englisch, 448 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 647 g

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?)

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gill

McVey Gill, Mary

Wegmann, Brenda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Spanish-English Dictionary
English-Spanish Dictionary

Über Autor(innen)

McVey Gill, Mary
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Wegmann, Brenda
McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Mary McVey Gill and Brenda Wegmann are authors of many Spanish and ESL textbooks and self-study titles.