oppa

ˈɒpə

Definition

Definition of oppa - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

family

Rare

older brother or male relative

Rare

She asked her oppa to help with homework.

brother

relationship

Rare

affectionate term for an older male friend

Rare

She called him oppa when he helped her.

bro

senpai

entertainment

Rare

male idol admired by younger female fans

Rare

The fans screamed as their oppa took the stage.

heartthrob

idol

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Origin of oppa

Korean, oppa (older brother)

Examples of oppa in a sentence

Oppa promised to buy her a new toy.
Oppa took us to the amusement park last weekend.
She always relied on her oppa for advice.
She couldn't believe her luck meeting her favorite oppa.
Every oppa in the band had a unique charm.

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French:frère aîné, ami plus âgé, ...
German:älterer Bruder, Oppa, ...
Italian:oppa, ...
Spanish:hermano mayor, término cariñoso coreano para un amigo mayor, ...
Portuguese:mano, forma carinhosa coreana de tratamento para um amigo mais velho, ...
Chinese:欧巴, 大哥, ...
Japanese:オッパ, お兄ちゃん, ...
Arabic:أَخ أَكْبَر, أوبا, ...
Hebrew:אָח גָּדוֹל, אוֹפָּה, ...
Russian:оппа, ...
Ukrainian:оппа, старший друг, ...
Hindi:भाई, ओप्पा, ...
Bengali:ওপা, ভাইয়া, ...
Catalan:germà gran, oppa, ...
Czech:starší bratr, láskyplné oslovení staršího muže používané ženou, ...
Danish:storebror, ven, ...
Dutch:oppa, oudere vriend, ...
Greek:όπα, όππα, ...
Hungarian:báty, idősebb fiú megszólítása, ...
Khmer:បងប្រុស, ពាក្យហៅបុរសដែលមានអាយុច្រើនជាងដោយស្និទ្ធស្នាល, ...
Korean:오빠, ...
Persian:برادر بزرگتر, اوپا, ...
Polish:starszy brat, starszy kolega, ...
Portuguese (BR):oppa, amigo mais velho, ...
Romanian:frate, prieten mai mare, ...
Swedish:oppa, äldre manlig vän, ...
Thai:โอปป้า, ไอดอลชาย, ...
Turkish:ağabey, oppa, ...
Vietnamese:anh trai, oppa, ...

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