The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang: 5,000 Expressions to Spice Up Your Spainsh
Don't sound likeuna momia--add a little sizzle to your Spanish!If someone called youtragaldabaswould you be insulted or flattered? If you shouted¡Mota!in the street, would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks toThe Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms, you'll always know yourtejemaneje(scheme) from yourmerequetengue(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 bratsContigo ni a China me voy. (I'm not even going to China with you)You're impossibleLa cruda (rawness)HangoverEnglish to SpanishUgly as sinser un espantapájaro (to be a scarecrow)To be luckytener leche (to have milk)Why are you staring at me?¿Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)