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oops

 (o͞ops)
interj.
Used to express acknowledgment of a minor accident, blunder, or mistake.
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oops

(ʊps; uːps)
interj
an exclamation of surprise or of apology as when someone drops something or makes a mistake
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oops

(ʊps, ups)

interj.
(used as an exclamation of mild dismay or chagrin, as at one's own mistake or blunder.)
[1925–30; orig. uncertain]
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Translations

oops

[ʊps] EXCL → ¡ay!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

oops

[ˈʊps ˈuːps] excl → houp!
oops-a-daisy! → houp-là!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

oops

interj (inf) → hoppla!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

oops

[ʊps] excl → ops! (esprime rincrescimento per un piccolo contrattempo)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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