NTC's Spanish Grammar

A lyrical, surreal, moving novel chronicles the lives of three generations of Cuban-American women in Miami--Cuca, a believer in spirits; her daughter, Adela, an amorous cosmetologist; and Adela's daughter, Maribel, a dispassionate marketing analyst.

"Oye Broder, Get a Load of These Palabras!"They're all Spanglish words -- and you can hear them on the streets of Miami, Los Angeles, Nueva York, and lots of otherciudadesacross the country where English and Spanish seem to blend and bend into a mind-boggling, veryfonihybrid of two different languages -- or are they sodiferente?Mira:lonchando:Having lunch. "I'mlonchando,I don't wanna talk to him now."yogur:Yogurt. "Este yogurdoesn't really hit the spot when you'relonchando.Maybe I need to order ajambergueand some fries."bacuncliner:Vacuum cleaner. "Aye!I think thebacunclinerjust swallowed my...

Presents English definitions of over four thousand Spanish language idioms and colloquialisms, grouped according to Spanish key word, and includes example sentences, matching English expressions, and a Spanish-English index.

El lector podrá encontrar la etimología de unos 15.000 topónimos diferentes y sus más de 11.000 gentilicios reales acuñados para sus habitantes. La obra se complementa con tres apéndices:.- Una relación de topónimos, localizaciones, gentilicios y apodos no incluidos en el cuerpo del diccionario..- Una selección bibliográfica imprescindible..- Un índice inverso de gentilicios con referencia al topónimo al que se encuentra asociado.