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Dictionary of Spanish Slang and Colloquial Expressions (Barron's) [Paperback]

Michael Mahler (Author)
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  • Paperback: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S. (26 May 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764106198
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764106194
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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2.0 out of 5 stars limited content and structure 22 Oct 2004
By simon gurney HALL OF FAME
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The dictionary of Spanish Slang, common to most if not all similiar books, attempts to cover sland accross the spanish speaking world, it is presnted in a simple dictionary format alphabetical by spanish slang words, so working back from english is all but impossible, and finding words with a similiar meaning would involve some heavy browsing.
unfortunately this type of browsing dictionary suffers because its difficult to quickly get to slang for the region wanted without finding and discarding slang from other regions.
Having only used this book in peninsula Spain, i would say that i have found the listings very incomplete, much of the common slang heard in spain is completely absent. possibly better for latin america.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny book for students and their families 1 Jan 2007
By Anon
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Hi, I bought this book for my 17 year old daughter who is studying Spanish at an evening class and asked for a Spanish Slang book. Having read the poor review, I was a little sceptical of what she might think to it. However, she and the rest of the family were in hysterics on Christmas Day when she was reading out the spanish sentences and English translations, and said it was just what she needed! Highly recommend this book for anyone with a sense of humour, who wants something just a little bit different from the norm.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful learning tool in a user friendly format. 13 Feb 2002
By Marianopolita2005 - Published on Amazon.com
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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 useful for all Spanish speakers at all levels due to the diversity of the Spanish language. There is definitely a variety of expressions which one may have heard in colloquial speech but unsure of the meaning or the dictionary can be used to learn expressions and to broaden everyday speech. I recommend this dictionary to anyone who wishes to expand their colloquial and everyday vocabulary in Spanish.
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4.0 out of 5 stars ¿Por donde se termina? 25 Oct 2007
By Matthew S. Kimber - Published on Amazon.com
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At first I was reluctant to learn the "modismos" of Spanish but after having run into a few situations where I've been embarrassed by a native speaker I decided to take the plunge.

The content is great. My one complaint is the layout. For some reason my eyes have a hard time distinguishing where one entry starts and the other ends.
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty decent translation, more direct than others, could do with a pronunciation guide. 2 April 2010
By Michael D. Chlanda - Published on Amazon.com
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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 a
pronunciation guide, e.g., for an expression that signifies b**ls, the Spanish word uses an umlaut, normally used in German but occasionally in Spanish. Otherwise, good to know so you don't get "killed" if you'd use some of the expressions in this book in a Latino setting.
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