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Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus (Streetwise)

by Mary Mcvey Gill

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Publisher Comments:

Ever wanted to call someone a “big shot” or “hick” in Spanish, or wondered how to say “Let's pig out” or “Don't give me a hard time”? And what's going on if a Spaniard “hallucinates in color” (alucina en colores) or if a Mexican “throws an eye-taco” (echa un taco de ojo)? This book has all the answers and more, contained within 5,000 current idiomatic terms and slang expressions-all conveniently grouped in an A-Z thematic arrangement.

Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus is a uniquely user-friendly guide, designed for reference, for browsing, and as a learning tool.

  • Thesaurus contains almost 150 general categories or themes
  • Regional markers indicate countries or regions of use for every entry
  • Numerous example sentences with their translations provide context
  • Cartoons add a touch of humor
  • Short articles highlight specific linguistic or cultural usages
  • Self-test sections allow you to work on your active colloquial vocabulary
  • Spanish-English dictionary cross-references all 5,000 terms and expressions included in the thesaurus.

Whether you're a student, teacher, businessperson, or tourist, you'll enjoy enriching your Spanish with the vibrant language usually understood by native speakers alone. But be warned-the Spanish language is one of the world's richest, and some expressions are particularly colorful!

Synopsis:

People who are fed up (hasta la madre--"up to the mother") with classroom Spanish will enjoy this A-to-Z thematic arrangement of more than 5,000 colorful terms and slang expressions from across the Spanish-speaking world. "Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus" includes numerous examples, quizzes, humorous illustrations, cultural information, and help with usage. How good is that? (Que Padre!--"What a father").

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

Table of Contents

Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus

Preface

Thesaurus

absurdity

activity

admiration

affection

affirmation: yes

age

agreement

anger

annoyance

arrival: showing up

attention

attractiveness

authority

bad things

bad character

boasts

body

boredom

busyness

Celebrations, Parties & Having Fun (Test)

certainty

change

competence

complaints and crybabies

confusion

conversation

courage

courage

craziness

crime and punishment

criticism

dance

death

deception

decisions

defeat

departure

difficulty

disagreement

disbelief

dissimilarity

distance

doubt, uncertainty

dress

drugs

drunkenness

ease

education

embarrassment

encouragement

enthusiasm

error

evasion, avoidance

exhaustion

failure

fame

fear

Feelings & Emotions (Test)

flattery

food and drink

forgetfulness

frequency

friendship

fun

good things

good charater

good-byes

gossip

greetings

guestures

guys, girls, kids

happiness

harm, hurt

health

help

hesitation words

hostility

impossibility

inactivity

inattention

incompetence

incomprehension

(and more...)

Product Details

ISBN:
9780844225517
Author:
McVey Gill, Mary
Author:
Gill, Mary McVey
Author:
McVey Gill, Mary
Author:
Wegmann, Brenda
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill
Location:
Chicago
Subject:
Dictionaries
Subject:
Polyglot Dictionaries
Subject:
English
Subject:
Spanish
Subject:
Spanish language
Subject:
Multi-Language Dictionaries
Subject:
Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus,character boasts body,body boredom busyness,boasts body boredom,attention attractiveness authority,showing,agreement anger annoyance,age agreement anger,admiration affection affirmation,activity admiration affection
Subject:
Streetwise
Subject:
Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus,character boasts body,body boredom busyness,boasts body boredom,attention attractiveness authority,showing,agreement anger annoyance,age agreement anger,admiration affection affirmation,activity admiration affection,absurdity
Subject:
Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus,character boasts body,body boredom busyness,boasts body boredom,attention attractiveness authority,showing,agreement anger annoyance,age agreement anger,admiration affection affirmation,activity admiration affection
Subject:
Spanish language - English
Subject:
Spanish language -- Slang.
Subject:
Foreign Languages-Multi Language
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1
Series:
Streetwise?Series
Series Volume:
31
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
9.12x5.96x.73 in. 1.03 lbs.

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