Kurzbeschreibung
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 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) Hangover English to Spanish Ugly 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?)
Synopsis
Never be at a loss for the right phrase in Spanish - or red with embarrassment from choosing the wrong one! "The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang" presents more than 5,000 current slang and colloquial expressions. Each entry is accompanied by a fun example in both Spanish and English, so you understand the phrase in context and avoid any language faux pas in the future. This book also includes a handy section on Spanish equivalents to common English slang phrases.
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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 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?)
Über den Autor
Mary McVey Gill and Brenda Wegmann are authors of many Spanish and ESL textbooks and self-study titles.
