Dictionary of Spanish Slang (Barron's)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764106198 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Marianopolita"Very useful learning tool in a user friendly format." according to Marianopolita2005. This dictionary of Spanish slang and colloquial expressions is a very complete learing tool organized in a user friendly format. Like all dictionaries the expressions are in alphabetical order and also the country or region of frequent usage is indicated along with how to use the expression in a sentence. This dictionary would be usef. 005 said Very useful learning tool in a user friendly format.. This dictionary of Spanish slang and colloquial expressions is a very complete learing tool organized in a user friendly format. Like all dictionaries the expressions are in alphabetical order and also the country or region of frequent usage is indicated along with how to use the expression in a sentence. This dictionary would be usef. "Spanish Slang Dictionary" according to Sandra Lewis. Thanks so much for the speedy delivery! The dictionary came brand new as promised. I would definitely do business with this salesperson again :-). Pretty decent translation, more direct than others, could do with a pronunciation guide. Michael D. Chlanda This book has more direct translations than, say, The Red-Hot Book Of Spanish Slang and Idioms (but which I'd also recommend), but less direct than the out of print Calo, Gutter Spanish by Jay Rosensweig. [See Alibris or Abebooks for a copy.]The one thing it suffers from, as with the other aforementioned book is apronunciation guide,
Travelers with intermediate-level knowledge of Spanish, and language students on intermediate and advanced levels will value this book as a key to getting past the slang barrier and grasping Spanish and its idioms as people actually speak the language. A phrase or short sentence is presented in Spanish to give readers a sense of the word or expression as it is used in various contexts, and is followed with an English translation. Because of the nature of the subject matter, books in this series necessarily contain expressions that some readers will find offensive.. More than 4,000 words or colloquial expressions seldom found in standard bilingual dictionaries are listed alphabetically and defined