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Old April 30, 2009, 06:57 AM
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Vaya tropa
Does anyone know what it means?
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Old April 30, 2009, 07:16 AM
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Does anyone know what it means?
It's an exclamation - "What a bunch!" refering to people.

It's kind of the equivalent to "what a bunch of...." ie."¡Vaya panda de idiotas!" - What a bunch of idiots.
Could you be more specific as to the context?
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Agree, what a bunch!
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Old April 30, 2009, 09:46 AM
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I always forget vaya is sometimes used instead of que. I have never heard vaya used that way among Latin Americans.
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I always forget vaya is sometimes used instead of que. I have never heard vaya used that way among Latin Americans.
Muy común decir en Chile, "Vaya con esta gente", cuando son problemáticos o raros, etc...
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