alas
alas · alases · alasses
алас
A type of geological depression formed by the subsidence of permafrost, sometimes…A type of geological depression formed by the subsidence of permafrost, sometimes (partially) filled by a lake.
/əˈlɑːs/
» But who, alas! can love and then be wise?
Meaning
1 sensesA type of geological depression formed by the subsidence of permafrost, sometimes (partially) filled by a lake.
Alternative forms: alass, alaas
аласalas
Examples
30 sentencesBut who, alas! can love and then be wise?
Lone lions, alas, always end up being hunted and haggard.
We should be doing sport right now, alas it is raining.
There's more sophisticated vocabulary I would suggest, but alas, it is done.
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
type of depression:
Origin
From Yakut алаас (alaas).From Yakut алаас (alaas).
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