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a·las
(ə-lăs′)interj.
Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or apprehension of danger or evil.
[Middle English, from Old French a las, helas, ah (I am) miserable, from Latin lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
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alas
(əˈlæs)sentence connector
unfortunately; regrettably: there were, alas, none left.
interj
an exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm
[C13: from Old French ha las! oh wretched!; las from Latin lassus weary]
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a•las
(əˈlæs, əˈlɑs)interj.
(used as an exclamation to express sorrow, pity, concern, apprehension, etc.)
[1225–75; Middle English < Old French (h)a las!=(h)a ah + las wretched < Latin lassus weary; compare alack]
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| Adv. | 1. |  alas - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" |
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alas
adverb sadly, unfortunately, inopportunely Alas, it's not that simple.
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Translations
افسوس
Heu
ack
alas
[əˈlæs] EXCL (o.f. or liter) → ¡ay (de mí)!alas, it is not so → desafortunadamente, no es así
I must tell you, alas, that → tengo que decirte, y lo siento, que ...
I have no money, alas → no tengo dinero, y esto es triste
alas for Poland! → ¡ay de Polonia!
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[əˈlæs] excl (frm) → ohimè!, ahimè!Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995