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ay
ouch

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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ay INTERJ

1. ay:

ay (expresando dolor)
ow!
ay (expresando dolor)
ouch!
ay (expresando susto, sobresalto)
oh!
hacerse ay ay ay Col inf
to hurt oneself

2. ay (expresando aflicción):

ay
oh dear!
ay
oh!
ay
ah!
¡ay de mí! liter
ah me! liter
¡ay de mí! liter
woe is me! liter

3. ay (expresando amenaza):

¡ay del que se atreva!
woe betide anyone who tries it!
¡ay o ah chirrión! Mex
you're kidding! inf
¡ay o ah chirrión! Mex
you must be joking!
ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué
oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
eina
¡ay!
ouch
¡ay!
ow
¡ay!
whoopsadaisy
¡ay!
whoops
¡ay!
alas
¡ay! liter
we had hopes, but, alas, they came to nothing
teníamos esperanzas pero, ¡ay!, se vieron defraudadas liter
dearie me!
¡ay, por Dios!

in the PONS Dictionary

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ay INTERJ

1. ay (de dolor):

ay
ouch

2. ay (de pena, de sorpresa):

ay
oh

3. ay (de miedo):

ay
oh, my God
¡ay, qué divertido!
oh, how funny!

4. ay (de amenaza):

¡ay si vienes tarde!
you'll regret it if you come late!
ay del que... +subj
woe betide [or to] anyone who...
¡ay, José de mis pecados! iron hum inf
oh, my beloved José!
¡ay Dios!
oh dear!
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
ouch
ay
oh no!
¡ay, no!
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
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ay [ai] INTERJ

1. ay (de dolor):

ay
ouch

2. ay (de sorpresa):

ay
oh
¡ay, qué divertido!
oh, how funny!

3. ay (de miedo):

ay
oh, my

4. ay (de amenaza):

¡ay si vienes tarde!
you'll regret it if you come late!
ay del que... +subj
Heaven help anyone who...
¡ay, José de mis pecados! iron hum inf
oh, my beloved José!
¡ay Dios!
oh dear!
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
ouch
ay
oh no!
¡ay, no!

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

¡ay Dios!
oh dear!
¡ay, José de mis pecados! iron hum inf
oh, my beloved José!
¡ay, qué divertido!
oh, how funny!
¡ay si vienes tarde!
you'll regret it if you come late!
ay del que... +subj
woe betide [or to] anyone who...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

En cambio aqui me he sentido inhibida por la mirada como diciendo: ay, que decis?
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Se la escucha decir ay no pero si así voy re bien.
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Ay que pesado, que pesado, siempre pensando en el pasado, no te lo pienses demasiado que la vida está esperando.
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Pero deben sero así aún cuando no les viene ay no sé ay no sé.
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Estamos bien, h ay que seguir un camino para alcanzar la victoria.
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