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1 woe
wəu((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) elendighet, smerte, sorg- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegonesmerte--------sorgIsubst. \/wəʊ\/(poetisk, spøkefullt) sorg, bedrøvelse, elendighet• she writes about poverty, illness and other woeshun skriver om fattigdom, sykdom og annen elendigheta tale of woes tragisk beretning, lidelseshistorie klagesang• not that old tale of woes again!tender woes kjærlighetskvalervale of woe jammerdalwoe betide someone eller woe to someone ve den, stakkars denwoe is me akk og vewoes problemer, lidelse• to add to his woes, he lost his jobfor å gjøre situasjonen enda verre, mistet han jobbenklaging, jamringwoe worth forbannet væreIIinterj. \/wəʊ\/(gammeldags, litterært) ve, akk
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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
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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
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
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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