Dictionary of Latin American Spanish phrases and expressions / Eleanor Hamer and Fernando Díez de Urdanivia.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Hamer, Eleanor.

Contributor:

• Díez de Urdanivia, Fernando.

Language:

• English
• Spanish

Subjects (All):

• Spanish language--Provincialisms--Latin America--Dictionaries.
• Spanish language--Provincialisms.
• Latin America.
• Spanish language--Dictionaries--English.
• Spanish language.

Genre:

• Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

178 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Hippocrene Books, [2002]

Summary:

Arranged alphabetically in Spanish, this collection offers over 1,200 phrases and expressions from all regions of Latin America, including both common meaning and literal translation. The country of origin is indicated when applicable. Certain expressions that are taboo in some countries but perfectly acceptable in others are included and marked as such. Finally, for each entry an example and the corresponding English translation ensure that the reader will grasp subtle nuances of the expression. An additional section offers the Spanish equivalents to English expressions.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0781808650

OCLC:

47650743