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¡Vaya chasco!

What a letdown! / How disappointing!

Exclamations & Reactions
Notes & Usage:

Expresses disappointment when something falls short of expectations. Chasco means a disappointment or a trick played on someone.

See It in Context

—La película no era tan buena como decían. —¡Vaya chasco!

—The film wasn't as good as they said. —What a letdown!

¡Vaya chasco, esperaba algo mucho mejor!

How disappointing, I was expecting something much better!

—Después de tanto esperar, resultó ser una tontería. —¡Vaya chasco!

—After all that waiting, it turned out to be nothing. —What a letdown!