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How to say what the heck in Spanish?
¿Cómo se dice what the heck en español? English to Spanish translation of “qué demonios, qué diablos” (what the heck).
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what the heck! if it rains it rains
¡qué carachos!, si llueve, pues que llueva
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(argot) ¿qué?, ¿qué diablos?
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I want to say "what the hell", "what the f***", or "what the heck" in Spanish and have come across the following translations:
¡Qué mierda!
¡Qué demonios!
Which of these is the most natural translation to convey what I am trying to say? Is there yet another translation what is used more than the above two? Please mention your country so that one can understand what region your response pertains to.
fedorqui
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asked Jun 19, 2014 at 10:24
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I'm from the north of Spain.
The most usual translations here for "What the hell" and derivatives could be:
- ¿Qué cojones?
- ¡Pero qué cojones!
- ¿Qué coño?
- ¡Pero qué coño!
- ¿Qué mierda?
- ¡Pero qué mierda!
- ¿Qué puta mierda?
- ¡Pero qué puta mierda!
Usually the expressions starting with "Pero" are used as an exclamation, while the expressions without it usually conforms questions, like in "¿Qué cojones está pasando?", although it's not always the case.
fedorqui
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answered Jun 19, 2014 at 11:40
BardoBardo
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In Mexico we say:
- ¡Qué chingados!
- ¡Pero qué chingados!
- ¡Qué mierda!
- ¡Pero qué mierda!
- ¡Qué pedo!
- ¡Pero qué pedo!
- ¡Qué puta madre!
- ¡Pero qué puta madre!
Sometimes "chingados" is spelled and/or pronounced as "chingaos".
fedorqui
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answered Jun 19, 2014 at 20:55
JaumeJaume
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I have heard (and seen on subtitles):
Yo he oído (y visto en subtítulos):
- ¿Qué diablos?
- ¿Qué rayos?
on American movie / TV show DVDs.
en DVDs de películas y programas de televisión americanos.
fedorqui
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answered Dec 1, 2016 at 0:39
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In Argentina:
¡Qué mierda!
¡Pero qué mierda!
¡Qué carajo!
answered Jun 19, 2014 at 21:31
Eduardo MolteniEduardo Molteni
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