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¡Vaya faena!

What a pain! / What a hassle! / That's rough!

Exclamations & Reactions
Notes & Usage:

Expresses sympathy or frustration at an inconvenient or unfortunate situation. Faena literally means task or bullfight but colloquially means a rotten deal.

See It in Context

—Me cancelaron las vacaciones por trabajo. —¡Vaya faena!

—My holiday was cancelled because of work. —What a pain!

¡Vaya faena, justo cuando más lo necesitabas!

What a hassle, just when you needed it most!

—Se le averió el coche en la autopista. —¡Vaya faena!

—Her car broke down on the motorway. —That's rough!