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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To annoy someone persistently, bugging them with complaints, requests, or endless conversations. It's that person who won't stop nagging until you lose your patience completely.

Examples

Stop being annoying and go do something useful.

The neighbor bugs us every day with his complaints.

Word family

/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To annoy, pester, or nag someone repeatedly until they lose their patience. The person who 'da lata' doesn't stop bugging you no matter how many hints you drop.

Examples

Stop nagging and do something useful.

My little brother won't stop bugging me all day.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Ecuador
Boronear

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A Spanish exclamation of shock, pain, or admiration that works like "damn!", "wow!", or "ouch!" depending on the tone. Originally a reference to the Eucharist, it lost its religious weight over time and became one of the most versatile everyday interjections in Spain.