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This is the most comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to idioms used in Spanish and English. Idioms are the heart and soul of a language as it's actually used, and Spanish has thousands of these mystifying expressions - most of which you won't find in any bilingual dictionary. With "The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms" you'll never be in the dark about the meanings of idioms and colloquialisms used across the Spanish-speaking world. And you'll never be at a loss for the right turn of phrase when speaking or writing Spanish."The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms" is filled with: 4,000 idioms arranged according to Spanish keywords; 1,800 Spanish keywords and their English equivalents; 1,800 example sentences for guidance in usage; 8,000 matching English expressions; an English-Spanish Index - to steer you to the right idioms, instantly; and, extensive cross-referencing that lets you access material in either language. By matching Spanish idioms with English expressions of a similar tone or register, this dictionary makes an ideal reference not only for students of Spanish but also for Spanish-speaking learners of English.
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The most comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to idioms used in Spanish and English
Idioms are the heart and soul of a language as it's actually used, and Spanish has thousands of these mystifying expressions--most of which you won't find in any bilingual dictionary. With The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms you'll never be in the dark about the meanings of idioms and colloquialisms used across the Spanish-speaking world. And you'll never be at a loss for the right turn of phrase when speaking or writing Spanish.
The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms is filled with:
- 4,000 idioms arranged according to Spanish keywords
- 1,800 Spanish keywords and their English equivalents
- 1,800 example sentences for guidance in usage
- 8,000 matching English expressions
- An English-Spanish Index--to steer you to the right idioms, instantly
- Extensive cross-referencing that lets you access material in either language
By matching Spanish idioms with English expressions of a similar tone or register, this dictionary makes an ideal reference not only for students of Spanish but also for Spanish-speaking learners of English.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am an proficient level Spanish speaker and am familiar with many of the expressions in this book, but I still find it useful. It is well organised and provides clear examples of how the idioms are used, including highlighting differences between US and UK English. No, it doesn't include ALL the idioms you will encounter in the Spanish language, but it is certainly a good starting point, especially given the price.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am in my third year studying Spanish at evening class and am about to sit the AS level; Spanish like any language has a lot of idiomatic expressions so I thought this book sounded ideal. However, I have been very disappointed. We are using a fairly standard AS/A2 textbook in our class which contains a lot of topical articles, many taken from newspapers and periodicals, but the colloquiallisms and idioms used in the textbook just don't seem to feature in the The Big Red Book of Spanish Idioms. It is more the exception than the rule to look something up in this book and find it there. Obviously with over 4,000 Spanish idioms it must cover a lot, so I'm rather puzzled as to why I've not found it helpful - what level is it aimed at I wonder? Possibly higher than A level? Although it is reasonably priced, I have more or less given up trying to use it now and would not recommend it for AS level study.
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This is an interesting book, both informative and (in its own way) entertaining. However, as a Kindle purchaser, my main issue with this (and with many Kindle purchases in fact) is that very little effort has been made in trying to convert this to Kindle. There is no ability to flick between chapters (i.e. go to sayings beginning with the letter A, B, C, D etc) and therefore all you can do is use the paddles to go through the book one page at a time. It is consequently highly impractical to use as a reference tool as it takes you an age to get to the correct page that would have the relevant translation for your needs at that moment. This means that I can only use this book for curious browsing of new phrases, which is not what I was hoping for when I originally downloaded it...
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good choice
I'm intermediate in spanish, but since this language seems a one big idiom to me, I found this book useful and helpful.
Published 1 month ago by abeillem
Not bad .... but you just can't really use it
This book works great in theory, but in practice you never end up using it. Whilst it IS full of useful idioms and phrases, they're all arranged alphabetically, and to be honest it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jimmymanc
Interesting!
I bought this book as a present for one of my Spanish students. She is British so she found it very interesting to be able to make some sense to all those thousands of Spanish... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Maria Dolores Finazzi Pallares
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