Arranged alphabetically in Spanish, this collection offers phrases and expressions from all regions of Latin America, including both common meaning and literal translation. Also, 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.
Presents more than four thousand contemporary colloquial expressions from Spain, Latin America, and the Spanish-speaking community in the United States, with definitions, a sample sentence, and an equivalent in American slang.
This is a thoroughly revised and updated second edition of a mid-size hardcover dictionary published in 1995. It features the regional vocabulary of Latin-American Spanish.Unlike standard Spanish-English dictionaries, which include only occasional Latin-American specific terms, this book includes many variations of words unique to the countries of Central and South America and the West Indies.
The Rough Guide Audio Phrasebook and Dictionary: Latin American Spanish is a highly practical introduction to the language, great for learning the basics before you go and for looking up words and phrases while you're on vacation. Learn to say and understand key phrases by listening along to dialogue, either within the eBook (if your e-reader supports audio) or at roughguides.com/phrasebooks. The book also includes an English-Spanish and Spanish-English double dictionary, travel tips from Rough Guide authors, and an extensive menu reader. Equivalent printed extent 264 pages
This is a complete, unabridged republication of a Dictionary of Spoken Spanish, which was specially prepared by nationally known linguists for the U.S. War Department (TM#30-900). It is compiled from spoken Spanish and emphasizes idiom and colloquial usage in both Castilian and Latin American areas. More than 16,000 entries provide exact translations of both English and Spanish sentences and phrases; as many as 60 idioms are listed under each entry. This is easily the largest list of idiomatic constructions ever published. Travelers, business people, and students who are interested in Latin American studies have found this dictionary their best source for those expressions of daily life and social activity not usually found in books. More than 18,000 idioms are given, not as isolated words that you have to conjugate or alter, but as complete sentences that you can use without change. A 25-page introduction provides a rapid survey of Spanish sounds, grammar, and syntax, with full consideration of irregular verbs. It is especially apt in its modern treatment of phrase and clause structure. A 17-page appendix gives translations of geographical names, numbers, national holidays for Spanish countries, important street signs, useful expressions of high frequency, and a unique 7-page glossary of Spanish and Spanish-American foods and dishes.
This is a guide to the Spanish words spoken in the U.S. by people from all over Latin America. It lists each word and its variants and includes 6,000 entries from 24 different countries.
Presents a Spanish language guide book for English speakers that focuses on Latin American dialects and includes useful phrases for common situations, phonetic spellings, and a very concise Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary.
Provides over eight thousand Latin American Spanish words and phrases organized by theme to use in common situations, along with a pronunciation guide and two-way dictionary.
Contains more than 60,000 entries, notes on Latin American Spanish and English pronunciation, tables of Spanish irregular verbs, and lists of Spanish and English geographical names.
