Need a native! :) "So much for"

Question

In english its very common to say "so much for -----" in a condescending way to imply that someone is doing something that contradicts something else. Example - "Is maria dancing with José?" .... "Yeah. So much for staying away from guys.(implies that she was planning on staying away from guys but didn't)

• "Wow thats a big piece of pie. So much for your diet! he he"

• "I heard that you have a girlfriend. So much for staying single till were 30."

• "I heard that you live with your mother again. So much for being independent eh?"

What is the best, or at least a consistent way to convey this in spanish?

Good question! - annierats, Mar 22, 2012

I agree! =) - NikkiLR, Mar 22, 2012

Me too! ;) - 00cdfbd9, Mar 22, 2012

I wish to add that my mother-in-law can express this with just a look and no words. - annierats, Mar 23, 2012

Hahaha. - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 25, 2012

Answer 1

¡Que pedazo de pastel tan grande! ¿No dizque estabas en dieta? or ¡Y eso que estás a dieta!

• ¡Escuché/Oí/Me enteré que tienes novia! ¿No dizque ibas a estar sólo hasta los 30? or ¡Y eso que ibas a permanecer/estar sólo hasta los 30!
• Escuché/Oí/Me enteré que otra vez estás viviendo con tu mamá! ¿No dizque querías independencia? or ¡Y eso que querías esta independencia!

Al fin entendí. Gracias Farallon. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012

dizque is only in your pais? - Rey_Mysterio, Mar 22, 2012

"I don't always seek help with spanish. But when i do, its from Farallon." - Most interesting man in the world. - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 22, 2012

HECHO_En... Dizque is pure Spanish! It shouldn't be only in Colombia! Check = http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/ - farallon7, Mar 22, 2012

CarsonEM, That's the nicest thing I have ever heard from someone here! It is totally my pleasure! - farallon7, Mar 22, 2012

Jaja. Then we need to raise the bar a little. Part of the spanish culture is being nice and polite as well as hospitable. And that should be learned here as well. - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 22, 2012

Has somebody not been nice to you Carson? - farallon7, Mar 22, 2012

Aquí en Centroamérica también decimos DIZQUE. Aunque más bien preguntaríamos "¿no que estabas a dieta?" - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012

Hola caefuego! Si he escuchado la expresión que mencionas, pero si la analizas, te darás cuenta que algo falta. - farallon7, Mar 22, 2012

Tienes razón, supongo que el origen está en DIZQUE a fin de cuentas. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012

Quien pensaría que los hablantes-españoles disfrutaron de mi pregunta tanto? :) - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 22, 2012

Es porque fue una excelente pregunta! - farallon7, Mar 23, 2012

Gracias, Carson, por tu pregunta, y, gracias, Farallon, por el uso de "dizque". Nunca lo había oído por aquí. El equivalente para nosotros sería: "¿No decías que estabas a dieta?" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 23, 2012

¡Cordobesa, esa expresión tanbién es típica! ¡Me gusta el "dizque" porque tiene un buen sabor a broma, o sarcasmo! - farallon7, Mar 23, 2012

Answer 2

I like this question, even though I never use "so much for" I learned a new word, "dizque". But even more interesting was this.

• Look up dizque in the dictionary here in SD and you get "apparently or supposed

dizque adverb 1. apparently (informal) (Andes, Carib, Mexican Spanish)

Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited

dizque adverbio (Latinoamérica) (al parecer) apparently dizque vendrán hoy they're supposed to be coming today

• Look up apparently in the dictionary here in SD and you get 'al parecer, evidentemente, claramente, por lo visto; según parece, aparentemente" but not dizque.

apparently [??pær?ntl?] adverbio 1. al parecer

apparently easy/innocent -> aparentemente fácil/inocente
apparently not -> parece que no 

Copyright © 2006 Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited

apparently [a-pa-ren-tli] adverbio 1. Evidentemente, claramente, al parecer.

Velazquez® Spanish and English Dictionary. Copyright © 2007 by Velazquez® Press. All rights reserved.

apparently [??pær?ntl?] adverb 1 (it appears) por lo visto; según parece apparently, they're getting a divorce por lo visto or según parece, se van a divorciar; "is she the new teacher?" — "apparently" —¿es ella la nueva profesora? —por lo visto or eso parece; "I thought they were coming" — "apparently not" —pensé que venían —por lo visto no or parece que no 2 (seemingly, on the surface) aparentemente to be apparently calm estar aparentemente tranquilo; an apparently harmless question una pregunta aparentemente inocente; the murders follow an apparently random pattern los asesinatos parecen seguir un esquema aleatorio

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thanks gringo, a lot of information. - annierats, Mar 23, 2012

Answer 3

I hesitantly offer:

Que pasa con .. el régimen, Qué pasa con tu idea de vivir sola..

It's only a suggestion.

Muy bien, Annie. Yo añadiría una "y" al principio: "¿Y qué pasa con el régimen?" :) - Cordobesa, Mar 23, 2012

Gracias, Cordobesa. Claro, se dice con ' eyebrows raised'. I haven't got time to find out how to say that just now.. - annierats, Mar 23, 2012

Answer 4

How about

¡Pues si eso es .........!

¡Pues si eso es una dieta! (it would have to go along with a sarcastic tone of course)

We need to call in a judge because i'm not fit to decide if thats good or not. - Ox-Y-Gen, Mar 22, 2012

lol:) - Kiwi-Girl, Mar 23, 2012

"¡Pues si eso es una dieta...!", "¡Pues anda que si eso es una dieta!", "¡Pues vaya dieta"! :) - Cordobesa, Mar 23, 2012

Thanx Cordo :) - Kiwi-Girl, Mar 24, 2012

Answer 5

Saw the headline and I thought this was the "Wanted Ads" section for a second! Whew!

Ojála, Red Line.. - annierats, Mar 23, 2012

Answer 6

i agree with farallon7