dar la lata

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === dar lata === Etymology === Literally, “to give the can”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdaɾ la ˈlata/ [ˌd̪aɾ la ˈla.t̪a] Syllabification: dar la la‧ta === Verb === dar la lata (first-person singular present doy la lata, first-person singular preterite di la lata, past participle dado la lata) (idiomatic, Chile, Colombia, Spain) to annoy, bug === Further reading === “dar la lata, o dar lata, a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025