| Introduction |
People who are fed up (hasta la madre--"up to the mother") with classroom Spanish will enjoy this A-to-Z thematic arrangement of more than 5,000 colorful terms and slang expressions from across the Spanish-speaking world. Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus includes numerous examples, quizzes, humorous illustrations, cultural information, and help with usage. How good is that? (Que Padre!--"What a father"). |
| Table of Contents |
Streetwise Spanish Dictionary/Thesaurus Preface Thesaurus absurdity activity admiration affection affirmation: yes age agreement anger annoyance arrival: showing up attention attractiveness authority bad things bad character boasts body boredom busyness Celebrations, Parties & Having Fun (Test) certainty change competence complaints and crybabies confusion conversation courage courage craziness crime and punishment criticism dance death deception decisions defeat departure difficulty disagreement disbelief dissimilarity distance doubt, uncertainty dress drugs drunkenness ease education embarrassment encouragement enthusiasm error evasion, avoidance exhaustion failure fame fear Feelings & Emotions (Test) flattery food and drink forgetfulness frequency friendship fun good things good charater good-byes gossip greetings guestures guys, girls, kids happiness harm, hurt health help hesitation words hostility impossibility inactivity inattention incompetence incomprehension independence indifference information innocence insignificance insults intelligence interruption invitations knowledge lack of knowledge lack of worry laughter laziness Learning & Education (Test) likes and dislikes luck memory mess, fuss, disorder money nakedness negation news opportunity ordinariness party patience people perfection persistence persuasion physical characteristic places praise pride problems pushiness quantity quiet randomness readiness reasons rejection repetition requests resignation rest romance sadness selfishness Sex, Love & Marriage (Test) sex similarity sleep slowness speed strength stupidity success surprise sympathy technology thank yous things thinking time tobacco and smoking travel truth ugliness unusualness uselessness warnings weakness wealth weather work, effort World of Work (Test) worry youth Spanish-English Dictionary/Index 5,000 colloquial terms and slang expressions Topic Index |
