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1 (to) betide
(to) betide /bɪˈtaɪd/v. i.(lett. o poet.) accadere; avvenire: We shall persevere, whatever may betide, continueremo, accada quel che accada● (lett. o scherz.) Woe betide… !, guai a… ! -
2 (to) betide
(to) betide /bɪˈtaɪd/v. i.(lett. o poet.) accadere; avvenire: We shall persevere, whatever may betide, continueremo, accada quel che accada● (lett. o scherz.) Woe betide… !, guai a… ! -
3 woe
[wəʊ] 1.1) lett. (sorrow) dolore m., pena f.2) scherz. (misfortune) sventura f., disgrazia f.2.interiezione ant. o scherz.* * *[wəu]((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) dolore; disgrazia- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone* * *woe /wəʊ/ (poet.; a volte scherz.)n.2 (di solito al pl.) calamità; disgrazia; malanno; sventura: in weal and woe, nella prosperità e nella sventura; nella buona e nella cattiva sorte● (poet. o scherz.) Woe betide him!, guai a lui! □ (poet. o scherz.) Woe is me!, povero me!; ahimè!* * *[wəʊ] 1.1) lett. (sorrow) dolore m., pena f.2) scherz. (misfortune) sventura f., disgrazia f.2.interiezione ant. o scherz. -
4 woe n
[wəʊ]woe betide him who... — guai a chi...
См. также в других словарях:
Betide — Be*tide (b[ e]*t[imac]d ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betiding}.] [OE. bitiden; pref. bi , be + tiden, fr. AS. t[=i]dan, to happen, fr. t[=i]d time. See {Tide}.] To happen to; to befall; to come to; as, woe… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Betide — Be*tide , v. i. To come to pass; to happen; to occur. [1913 Webster] A salve for any sore that may betide. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: Shakespeare has used it with of. What would betide of me ? [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
betide — (v.) to happen, befall, late 12c., from BE (Cf. be ) + tiden to happen (see TIDE (Cf. tide)) … Etymology dictionary
betide — befall, *happen, chance, occur, transpire … New Dictionary of Synonyms
betide — ► VERB literary ▪ happen; befall … English terms dictionary
betide — [bē tīd′, bitīd′] vi., vt. betided, betiding [ME bitiden < be , BE + tiden, happen < OE tidan < tid, time: see TIDE1] to happen (to); befall … English World dictionary
betide — /bəˈtaɪd / (say buh tuyd), /bi / (say bee ) verb (betided, betiding) Archaic –verb (t) 1. to happen to; befall; come to: woe betide the villain! –verb (i) 2. to come to pass. {Middle English betide(n), from be + tiden, Old English tīdan betide} …
betide — verb Date: 12th century intransitive verb to happen especially as if by fate transitive verb to happen to ; befall used chiefly in the phrase woe betide < woe betide our enemies > … New Collegiate Dictionary
betide — be|tide [bıˈtaıd] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: tide to happen (11 19 centuries), from Old English tidan] woe betide sb used to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something often humorous ▪ Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby! … Dictionary of contemporary English
betide — [[t]bɪta͟ɪd[/t]] PHRASE: PHR n If you say woe betide anyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it. [FORMAL] Woe betide anyone who got in his way … English dictionary
betide — verb woe betide you used, especially humorously, to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something: Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English