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Dictionary: oomph   (ʊmf) pronunciation
n. Slang
  1. Spirited vigor: "There is not much oomph in the economy, but there is nothing seriously pushing it down" (Murray L. Weidenbaum).
  2. Physical or sexual attractiveness.

[Expressive of exertion.]


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noun

    A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal ginger, pep, peppiness. See action/inaction.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: attractiveness to the opposite sex
  Synonyms: sex appeal, desirability, desirableness

Meaning #2: the activeness of an energetic personality
  Synonyms: dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, zing


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sex appeal, udstråling

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    have en vis udstråling

Nederlands (Dutch)
geestdrift, sex-appeal, energie

Français (French)
n. - punch, dynamisme

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    avoir ce punch/dynamisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Slang) Sex-Appeal, Elan

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    Elan haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεξαπίλ, σφρίγος, ενεργητικότητα

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    έχω αυτό το κάτι άλλο

Italiano (Italian)
vigore

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    essere pieno di energia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - atração sexual, vigor

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    possuir atração sexual

Русский (Russian)
сексуальность, напор

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    иметь сексуальную привлекательность, живость

Español (Spanish)
n. - atractivo, magnetismo, ánimo, sex-appeal

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    tener ese magnetismo personal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sex appeal, fart, schvung

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
性的魅力, 热情, 精力

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    有那种魅力

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 性的魅力, 熱情, 精力

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    有那種魅力

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성적매력, 활력

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    활기찬

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - ウフン
n. - 精力, 活力, 魅力, 性的魅力, 興奮

idioms:

  • to have that oomph    活力がある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فتنه, جاذبيه جنسيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרץ, התלהבות, כמ"מ (כוח-משיכה מיני)‬


 
 
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