woe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/woʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wō)

Inflections of 'woe' (n): npl: woes
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
woe n literary (sorrow)congoja nf
  aflicción nf
 Though Arabella tried to hide her woe, it was plain for all to see how she grieved.
 Aunque Arabella intentaba esconder su congoja, era evidente para todos lo afligida que estaba.
woe n often plural (difficulty)infortunio nm
  mal nm
  calamidad nm
  calamidad nf
 Jerry lost his job and he's had health problems; I'd say he's had more than his fair share of woes this year.
 Jerry perdió su trabajo y ha tenido problemas de salud; yo diría que este año ya ha tenido una buena cantidad de infortunios.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
woe betide [sb] expr formal or humorous (bad things will happen to)ay de alguien expr
  pobre de alguien expr
 Woe betide you if you're late to work tomorrow.
 Woe betide Karen if she forgets my birthday again.
 ¡Ay de ti si llegas tarde al trabajo mañana!
 ¡Pobre de Karen si vuelve a olvidar mi cumpleaños!
woe is me interj (expressing self-pity)¡pobre de mí! loc interj
 I have such a tremendous amount of work: woe is me!
 Tengo un montón de trabajo ¡pobre de mí!
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'woe' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
alack
Spanish:
ay - pobre

Collocations: [financial, social, business, family] woes, is just the [start, beginning] of her woes, and to [add to, compound] his woes, more...

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