alas
Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointmentUsed to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
» But who, alas! can love and then be wise?
Meaning
1 sensesUsed to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead.
leider, ach, bedauerlicherweise
увы́uvý, ахax
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
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Origin
From Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, fromFrom Middle English alas, from Old French a las (French hélas), from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”). Compare Dutch helaas, North Frisian ielas, West Frisian eilaas.
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