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1 woe
A nB excl‡ ou hum quel malheur! ; woe betide him if he's late gare à lui s'il est en retard ; woe betide the person who… gare à celui qui… ; woe is me! pauvre de moi! -
2 woe
1 nounmalheur m, infortune f;∎ a tale of woe une histoire pathétique;∎ tell me your woes raconte-moi tes malheurs, dis-moi ce qui ne va pas;∎ woe betide anyone who lies to me malheur à celui qui me raconte des mensonges;∎ a cry of woe un cri de détressehélas;∎ woe is me! pauvre de moi! -
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4 tale
tale n1 ( story) histoire f (about sur) ; ( fantasy story) conte m (about sur) ; (narrative, account) récit m (about sur) ; ( legend) légende f (about de) ; to tell a tale raconter une histoire ; to tell a tale of woe ( about oneself) raconter ses malheurs ; ( about others) raconter une histoire pathétique ; the figures tell the same/another tale les chiffres disent la même chose/tout autre chose ; the recent events tell their own tale les événements récents parlent d'eux-mêmes ;2 ( hearsay) histoire f ; ( gossip) cancan m ; to spread ou tell tales raconter des histoires (about sb sur qn).a likely tale! et puis quoi encore! ; dead men tell no tales les morts ne parlent pas ; to live to tell the tale être encore là pour en parler ; to tell tales out of school révéler des choses indiscrètes. -
5 woe
[wəu]((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) malheur- woeful- woefully - woefulness - woebegone
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tale of woe — n. a sad story; a list of personal problems; an excuse for failing to do something. □ I listened to her tale of woe without saying anything. □ This tale of woe that we have all been getting from Kelly is just too much … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Tale of Woe and Misfortune — infobox Book | name = The Tale of Woe and Misfortune ( [ Tale of ] Woe Misfortune , Woe and Ill Fortune , Misery Luckless Plight ) title orig = Повесть о Горе Злочастии translator = Serge Zenkovsky image caption = author = Anonymous illustrator … Wikipedia
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
tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tale */*/ — UK [teɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms tale : singular tale plural tales 1) a story about imaginary events or people tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem… … English dictionary
tale — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing, bizarre, curious (esp. BrE), extraordinary, fantastic … Collocations dictionary
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