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noun(arch./literary/joc.)1) (distress) Jammer, der* * *[wəu]- academic.ru/82727/woeful">woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone* * *[wəʊ, AM woʊ]n\woe betide you if... wehe dir, wenn...to have a face full of \woe ein ganz vergrämtes Gesicht habena day of \woe ein Unglückstag ma tale of \woe eine Geschichte des Jammers2. ( form)economic/financial \woes wirtschaftliche/finanzielle Problemeto pour out one's \woes sein Leid klagen* * *[wəʊ]n2) (esp pl = trouble, affliction) Kummer mto pour out one's woes to sb — sich (dat) seinen Kummer bei jdm von der Seele reden
* * *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* * *noun(arch./literary/joc.)1) (distress) Jammer, der* * *n.Leid nur sing. n. -
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[wəʊ, Am woʊ] n\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 Jammers2) ( form);economic/financial \woes wirtschaftliche/finanzielle Probleme;to pour out one's \woes sein Leid klagen -
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noun* * *[teil]1) (a story: He told me the tale of his travels.) die Geschichte2) (an untrue story; a lie: He told me he had a lot of money, but that was just a tale.) das Märchen* * *[teɪl]nfairy \tale Märchen nt\tale of woe Leidensgeschichte ftall \tales Lügenmärchen pl, Lügengeschichten plto tell \tales (tell on sb) petzen, SCHWEIZ a. rätschen pej fam; ( dated: tell lies) Märchen erzählen3.▶ dead men tell no \tales Tote reden nicht* * *[teɪl]n1) Geschichte f; (LITER) Erzählung fhe had quite a tale to tell — er hatte einiges zu erzählen, der hatte vielleicht was zu erzählen (inf)
at least he lived to tell the tale — zumindest hat er die Sache überlebt
thereby hangs a tale —
I've heard a fine tale about you (iro) — von dir hört man ja schöne Geschichten!
2)to +dat ); ( datedto tell tales — petzen (inf) (
to tell tales out of school (inf) — aus der Schule plaudern
to tell tales about sb — jdn verpetzen (inf) (to bei)
* * *tale [teıl] s1. Erzählung f, Bericht m:it tells its own tale fig es spricht für sich selbst2. Erzählung f, Geschichte f:thereby hangs a tale damit ist eine Geschichte verknüpft; → academic.ru/51573/old_wives%E2%80%99_tale">old wives’ tale3. Sage f, Märchen n:pitch a tale umg (s)ein Garn spinnen4. Lüge(ngeschichte) f, Märchen n5. Klatschgeschichte f:6. obs oder poet (An-, Gesamt)Zahl f* * *noun* * *n.Fabel -n f.Geschichte f. -
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[teɪl] nfairy \tale Märchen nt;\tale of woe Leidensgeschichte f;PHRASES:dead men tell no \tales Tote reden nicht;to tell its own \tale für sich akk sprechen;
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tale — W3 [teıl] n [: Old English; Origin: talu] 1.) a story about exciting imaginary events tale of ▪ tales of adventure ▪ a book of old Japanese folk tales (=traditional stories) ▪ a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen ▪ a caution … Dictionary of contemporary English
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woe — [[t]wo͟ʊ[/t]] woes 1) N UNCOUNT Woe is very great sadness. [LITERARY] He listened to my tale of woe... All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse. Ant: joy 2) N PLURAL: usu with poss You can refer to someone s problems as their woes.… … English dictionary
woe — n. archaic or literary 1 affliction; bitter grief; distress. 2 (in pl.) calamities, troubles. 3 joc. problems (told me a tale of woe). Phrases and idioms: woe betide there will be unfortunate consequences for (woe betide you if you are late). woe … Useful english dictionary
woe — noun 1 literary (U) great sadness: a tale of woe 2 woes (plural) formal the problems and troubles affecting someone: They tend to blame all of Africa s woes on colonialism. 3 woe betide especially humorous used to warn someone that there will be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, wretchedness, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despondency, despair, depression, regret, gloom, melancholy; adversity, misfortune, disaster … Thesaurus of popular words
woe — noun 1) a tale of woe Syn: misery, sorrow, distress, sadness, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, despair, adversity, misfortune, disaster, suffering, hardship 2) financial woes Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary