lárgate
/laɾɡate/from spelling rules
To say 'bugger off' in Spanish, use lárgate.
The phrase is used to tell someone to leave, go away or disappear.
Meaning: to leave, go away, disappear (verb)
Which one should you use?
While lárgate is a direct equivalent to 'bugger off' in terms of bluntness, vete is a more neutral way to say 'go away'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase lárgate is informal and can be perceived as rude or aggressive depending on the tone.
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are telling more than one person to bugger off, you should use the form lárguense.
How do you pronounce it?
/laɾɡate/
Did you know?
- If you want to be even more dismissive than lárgate, you might use vete a freír espárragos, which literally translates to 'go fry asparagus'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, adding pero before lárgate does not mean 'but', but acts as an intensifier to make the command even more forceful and angry.
- The verb largar originally meant to let something loose or to release a rope. Today, when used as lárgate, it conveys the idea of being cast out or flung away from a place.
Examples in context
- ¡Lárgate de mi casa ahora mismo!Get out of my house right now!
- Si no vas a ayudar, lárgate.If you aren't going to help, just go away.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are having an argument in a park.
- Elena¡No quiero verte más, lárgate!I don't want to see you anymore, bugger off!
- JavierElena, no seas tan dura conmigo.Elena, don't be so hard on me.
- Elena¡No me importa, vete ya!I don't care, just leave now!
- JavierEstá bien, me voy.Fine, I'm leaving.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
