Streetwise Italian Dictionary/Thesaurus: The User-friendly Guide to Italian Slang and Idioms

Do you want to learn Italian slang?

With this book, you can trovare l’America (lit., discover America – find happiness). Inside you will find just the right expression you are looking for instantly. And whimsical illustrations get the message across with laugh-out-loud humor.”

Streetwise Italian Dictionary/Thesaurus” is a cinch to use for quick reference or browsing, featuring:

• more than 2,500 current terms and expressions
• A-Z thematic arrangement in 34 English themes and 158 subcategories
• literal meanings, example sentences for context, and entertaining exercises to develop active vocabulary
• and helpful illustrations of 12 typical Italian gestures

Italian-English dictionary/index that cross-references all 2,500 terms and expressions are included in the thesaurus. Worried you’ll be called un cervello di gallina (lit., hen’s brain – not too smart)? Whether you’re a student, tourist, or business traveller, whatever the topic of your conversation – be it art, health, sex, or work – “Streetwise Italian Dictionary/Thesaurus” will have you comfortable using slang and talking like you’re “with it” in no time at all. (lit., sweat seven shirts – work really hard).