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Textbook knowledge of a language will only take you so far. Most languages have a large amount of slang utilized by those who are native-speaking. Here is a volume that lists approximately 4,500 common slang words and colloquial expressions. Entries include grammatical information, the definition in English, a sentence or phrase to illustrate usage, and an English translation of the example and, where applicable, a corresponding English slang expression. Each entry also identifies the word or phrase by student of youth slang, political slang, lieterary slang, and criminal and drug-related slang. Because of the nature of slang, this book might contain certain expressions that some readers might find offensive.
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Dictionary of Italian Slang and Colloquial Expressions, Daniela Gobetti
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Dictionary of Italian Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniela Gobetti
- Publisher
- B E S Pub Co
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 331
- ISBN10
- 0764104322
- ISBN13
- 9780764104329
- Series
- Description
- Textbook knowledge of a language will only take you so far. Most languages have a large amount of slang utilized by those who are native-speaking. Here is a volume that lists approximately 4,500 common slang words and colloquial expressions. Entries include grammatical information, the definition in English, a sentence or phrase to illustrate usage, and an English translation of the example and, where applicable, a corresponding English slang expression. Each entry also identifies the word or phrase by student of youth slang, political slang, lieterary slang, and criminal and drug-related slang. Because of the nature of slang, this book might contain certain expressions that some readers might find offensive.