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Short answerIn Spain, say Joder. — Roughly: "damn/f*ck" (Spain).
Common
- Joder.Roughly: "damn/f*ck" (Spain).
- Mierda.Sh*t.
- Hostia.Damn! / Bloody hell! (strong exclamation, Spain)
- ¡Jolín!Darn it! — the version you can say in front of children.
- ¡Ostras!Blimey! — literally "oysters", and the child-safe swap for hostia.
- ¡Miércoles!Sugar! — literally "Wednesday", started so you don't finish mierda.
- ¡Mecachis!Darn it! — softens the much ruder me cago en…
- ¡Vaya tela!What a mess / unbelievable.
Calling someone annoying
- Qué pesado/pesada.You're so annoying.
- Vete a la mierda.Go to hell (aggressive).
- un/a plastaA bore — someone who sticks to you and won't come off.
- un petardo / una petardaA drag.
- ser un rolloTo be tedious.
- estar hasta el gorroTo be fed up to here.
- tener morroTo have some nerve — "¡qué morro!"
- un caraduraA cheeky chancer.
"I didn't mean it" escape hatch
- Perdón, se me fue.Sorry, it slipped out.
- Era broma, ¿eh?I was joking, all right?
- Sin acritud.No hard feelings — literally "without bitterness".
- No lo decía por ti.I didn't mean you.
- Se me ha ido la olla.I lost the plot — literally "my pot has gone".
- Perdona, me he pasado.Sorry, I went too far.
- No quería molestar.I wasn't trying to intrude.
- Lo retiro.I take it back.