¡Que Feo!
I have repeatedly heard the phrase "¡Que feo!" (Could possible be qué feo, as I have only heard it spoken I'm unsure) And was wondering what it means. It's literal translation would be which or what ugly (I think) but that doesn't really make sense so I assume it's some sort of phrase with no direct translation.
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Hi.
You assume correctly that a literal translation does not apply.
¡Qué bueno! means That's good! or How nice! ¡Qué tonto! means That's silly! or How foolish! And... you guessed it... ¡Qué feo! means That's ugly! or How nasty!
How ugly!
Look up qué, with the accent mark, in the SD dictionary, and you will see that it means How! in exclamatory remarks.
Also, ¿Qué tal estás?" which is normally shortened to "¿Qué tal? means the same thing as "¿Cómo estás? which both mean "How are you?" in English. (or how's it going) which can also be said as ¿Cómo te va? (and many other ways)
