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German
hoppala
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; compare English hoopla, French houp-là and Italian oplà.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hoppla
- oops, upsadaisy
- Synonyms: huch, ups, (dated) pardauz
1928, Bertolt Brecht, “Die Seeräuber-Jenny”, in Die Dreigroschenoper:Und an diesem Mittag wird es still sein am Hafen
Wenn man fragt, wer wohl sterben muß.
Und dann werden Sie mich sagen hören: Alle!
Und wenn dann der Kopf fällt, sag ich: Hoppla!- And on this noon it’ll be quiet in the harbor
When they ask who has to die.
And then you’ll hear me say: All of them!
And when the head falls, I’ll say: Oops!
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hoppla” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “hoppla” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Swedish
Pronunciation
Interjection
hoppla
- (directed at a horse) Move on!, go faster!
- oops, upsadaisy