Dictionary of Costa Rican Slang / Diccionario de Palabrotas y Coloquialismos Ticos
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9968476951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ineresting but be warned The cover shows a caricature of a typical Costa Rican and a gringo tourist laughing it up. But I guess it's only funny if you like to talk about drugs, sex, and bodily functions. The book is full of very, very vulgar expressions, everything from bowel movements and throwing up to all forms of sexual contact. I'm not sure, for example, how useful "meterle el dedo" (literally, "to insert your finger") is as a slang expression. It's English equivalent in the book is "to finger . "Uno de los mejores diccionarios de jerga que he visto" according to Diana Caballero. Diccionario de palabrotas y coloquialismos ticos (Dictionary of Costa Rican Slang) es uno de los mejores diccionarios de jerga que he visto. El primer atractivo que tiene es que el libro es bilingüe presentando las definiciones de los términos tanto en inglés como en español. El formato a dos columnas es perfecto ya que puedes enfocarte en leer el contenido siguiendo la columna en español o la columna en inglés. ¡Da la sensaci&oa. Victor S. Drescher said An excellent resource. As a native speaker of English who taught Spanish as a foreign language for over An excellent resource As a native speaker of English who taught Spanish as a foreign language for over 35 years and has spent a considerable amount of time in Costa Rica, I find this dictionary of Costa Rican slang to be an extremely useful tool. It is organized in such a way as to make it easy to use for both Spanish speakers and English speakers as well.I always caution my students about the use of slang in a foreign language because foreigners cannot feel the "weight" of the slang words that t. 5 years and has spent a considerable amount of time in Costa Rica, I find this dictionary of Costa Rican slang to be an extremely useful tool. It is organized in such a way as to make it easy to use for both Spanish speakers and English speakers as well.I always caution my students about the use of slang in a foreign language because foreigners cannot feel the "weight" of the slang words that t
Dictionary of Costa Rican Slang / Diccionario de Palabrotas y Coloquialismos Ticos book on paperback has been released on 0000-00-00. consist of 212 of pages and writen by José Antonio González Ugalde are really nice book to read. Although it oficially circulated on paperback but you still download it on other format or just read it online from our website.