RED HOT BOOK SPANISH SLANG

Don''t sound like una momia--add a little sizzle to your Spanish!If someone called you tragaldabas would you be insulted or flattered? If you shouted ¡Mota! in the street would you expected to get a cab or get arrested? Thanks to The Red-Hot Book of Spanish Slang and Idioms you''ll always know your tejemaneje (scheme) from your merequetengue (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 sin ser un espantapájaro (to be a scarecrow)To be lucky tener leche (to have milk)Why are you staring at me? ¿Tengo monos en la cara? (Do I have monkeys on my face?)