woe

woe: wəu
noun

((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) elendighet, smerte, sorg

- woeful
- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone

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subst. \/wəʊ\/

(poetisk, spøkefullt) sorg, bedrøvelse, elendighet

• she writes about poverty, illness and other woes

hun skriver om fattigdom, sykdom og annen elendighet

a tale of woes tragisk beretning, lidelseshistorie klagesang

• not that old tale of woes again!

ikke den gamle klagesangen igjen!

tender woes kjærlighetskvaler

vale of woe jammerdal

woe betide someone eller woe to someone ve den, stakkars den

woe is me akk og ve

woes problemer, lidelse

• to add to his woes, he lost his job

for å gjøre situasjonen enda verre, mistet han jobben

klaging, jamring

woe worth forbannet være

• woe worth the day I met you

forbannet være den dagen jeg møtte deg
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interj. \/wəʊ\/

(gammeldags, litterært) ve, akk

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Woe, Is Me — Woe, Is Me … Wikipedia
Woe — Woe, n. [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. w[=a], interj.; akin to D. wee, OS. & OHG. w[=e], G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve, Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. ?. [root]128. Cf. {Wail}.] [Formerly written also {wo}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Grief; sorrow; misery;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woe is me — (archaic) 1. Unhappy that I am! 2. Cursed am I • • • Main Entry: ↑woe * * * woe is me humorous phrase used for emphasizing that you are unhappy or have a problem Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret something … Useful english dictionary
woe — woe·be·gone; woe·be·gone·ness; woe·ful; woe·ful·ly; woe·ful·ness; woe; … English syllables
Woe — Woe, a. Woeful; sorrowful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His clerk was woe to do that deed. Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster] Woe was this knight and sorrowfully he sighed. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] And looking up he waxed wondrous woe. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woe — [ wou ] noun 1. ) woes plural FORMAL problems and worries: economic/financial/political woes to add to someone s woes: To add to their woes, farmers are expecting a wet summer. 2. ) uncount LITERARY a strong feeling of sadness: tales of great woe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
woe — ► NOUN literary 1) great sorrow or distress. 2) (woes) troubles. ● woe betide someone Cf. ↑woe betide someone ● woe is me! Cf. ↑woe is me! … English terms dictionary
woe to — (or woe betide) old fashioned used as a warning that there will be trouble if someone does something specified Woe betide anyone who enters here! [=anyone who enters here will be harmed] Woe to any student who is late for her class. [=any student … Useful english dictionary
Woe — may refer to:*Sadness or suffering *Woe, Ghana, a town in Ghana s Volta region *Woe (song), by the band Say Anything *War of Emperium, a guild war in the MMORPG Ragnarok Online *Woe, a raiding guild in the MMORPG World of Warcraft * Wings Over… … Wikipedia
woe — [wəu US wou] n [: Old English; Origin: wa] 1.) woes [plural] formal the problems and troubles affecting someone ▪ the country s economic woes 2.) [U] literary great sadness 3.) woe is me … Dictionary of contemporary English
Woe, Is Me — Datos generales Origen Atlanta, Georgia … Wikipedia Español

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