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

McVey Gill, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071433015 ISBN 13: 9780071433013

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2006

Synopsis

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?)

About this title

From the Publisher:

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

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071433015
• ISBN 13: 9780071433013
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448