I'm trying to find Spanish equivalents for English expressions such as yikes, good grief, criminy, Geeze Louise, etc. Surely there must be something besides Caramba!
"que miercoles" is...well, literally it's a reference to wednesday, but it's kind of like talking about "the mondays" in English. I think it's country specific, but I can't remember exactly
Saying Miercoles! in Spanish is like saying Sugar! in English... it's a euphemism for mierda - shit. At least thats how I know it from Argentina.
What's "the Mondays"? Never heard that before.
The funny thing about Caramba is that in 30 years interpreting and living in South and Central America, I have never heard it said by a non English speaker..
Oye, dejala ya, quieres?
(Oye - to us meaning simply 'Listen', is used in a different way in Spanish and generally comes out more like 'For goodness' sake') I would definitely go with this - it's the most direct translation that suits the tone.
The character is a 10-year-old boy who is trying to get his little sister to stop harassing a cat that is hiding out under the front seat of a jeep. As in "Jeez Louise, just leave her alone, willya?"
or if he is a Mexican I recomend to use Hijole or Orale