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"Opa" is a form of "opa", an interjection which is often translated as "oops". "Beca" is a form of "beca", a noun which is often translated as "scholarship". Learn more about the difference between "opa" and "beca" below.
opa(
oh
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pah
)An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
1. (used to express surprise or attention) (Central America) (Colombia) (Paraguay) (River Plate)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Paraguay
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (silly) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. stupid
Es muy opa, se enfadó porque no lo invitaron a su fiesta sorpresa.He's plain stupid. He got upset because he wasn't invited to his surprise party.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
3. (colloquial) (pejorative) (silly person) (South America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. dummy
Oí a esas dos opas hablando mal de mí a mis espaldas.I heard those two dummies talking badly about me behind my back.
An abbreviation is the shortened form of a word or group of words (e.g., "UFO" = "unidentified flying object"; "p." = "page").
a. takeover bid
Para ganar la opa, nuestra compañía tendrá que emitir más acciones a los accionistas que a la competencia.To win the takeover bid, our company will have to issue more shares to the shareholders than to our competitors.
la beca(
beh
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kah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. scholarship
Ernest recibió una beca de Harvard por sus altas calificaciones.Ernest got a scholarship to Harvard because of his high grades.
b. grant
El profesor tiene una beca del gobierno para investigar la mariposa monarca.The professor has a government grant to study monarch butterflies.
