woe

woe
noun
(arch./literary/joc.)
1) (distress) Jammer, der

a tale of woe — eine jammervolle Geschichte

woe betide you! — wehe dir!

2) in pl. (troubles) Jammer, der
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[wəu]
noun
((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) das Weh, der Kummer
- academic.ru/82727/woeful">woeful
- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone
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woe
[wəʊ, AM woʊ]
n
1. no pl (liter: unhappiness) Kummer m, Leid nt, Weh nt geh
\woe betide you if ... wehe dir, wenn ...
\woe is me! (old) wehe mir!
to have a face full of \woe ein ganz vergrämtes Gesicht haben
a day of \woe ein Unglückstag m
a tale of \woe eine Geschichte des Jammers
2. (form)
▪ \woes pl (misfortunes) Nöte pl, Kummer nt kein pl
economic/financial \woes wirtschaftliche/finanzielle Probleme
to pour out one's \woes sein Leid klagen
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[wəʊ]
n
1) (liter, hum sorrow) Jammer m

woe (is me)! — weh mir!

woe betide him who ...! — wehe dem, der ...!

a tale of woe — eine Geschichte des Jammers

2) (esp pl = trouble, affliction) Kummer m

to pour out one's woes to sb — sich (dat) seinen Kummer bei jdm von der Seele reden

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woe [wəʊ]
A int wehe!, ach!
B s, oft pl Weh n, Leid n, Kummer m, Gram m:
tale of woe Leidensgeschichte f;
woe is me! wehe mir!;
woe betide …! besonders poet oder hum wehe (dat)(if wenn)!; → weal1 1
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noun
(arch./literary/joc.)
1) (distress) Jammer, der

a tale of woe — eine jammervolle Geschichte

woe betide you! — wehe dir!

2) in pl. (troubles) Jammer, der
* * *
n.
Leid nur sing. n.

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