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Synonyms for alas
əˈlæs, əˈlɑsalas
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Princeton's WordNet
unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alasadverb
by bad luck
"unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
Synonyms:
regrettably, unluckily, unfortunately
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #4184 | unfortunately | |
| #11756 | sadly | |
| #16037 | alas | |
| #49030 | regrettably | |
| #86382 | regretfully | |
| #165353 | unluckily | |
| #172803 | alack |
How to use alas in a sentence?
An act of terror with our plane and the terror attack in Paris ... have sharpened the global political agenda, the war is declared against the whole civilised world. The threat is global and, alas, is real. So the stance of some Western countries on Russia looks weird.
For aesthetics is the mother of ethics. Were we to choose our leaders on the basis of their reading experience and not their political programs, there would be much less grief on earth. I believe-not empirically, alas, but only theoretically-that for someone who has read a lot of Dickens to shoot his like in the name of an idea is harder than for someone who has read no Dickens.
The unfit die -- the fit both live and thrive. Alas, who say so They who do survive.
Man has been bestowed with all the senses, Alas! What a drama, we are yet to know the art of using it!”
Oscar Wilde, as he sipped champagne on his deathbed:
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
Translations for alas
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- واهًا, واحسرتاهArabic
- siwazhBreton
- ai lasCatalan, Valencian
- bědaCzech
- akDanish
- ach, leider, bedauerlicherweise, wehGerman
- αλίμονοGreek
- veEsperanto
- ay, ay de míSpanish
- kahjuks, parakuEstonian
- افسوسPersian
- hélasFrench
- mo thruaighe, mo sgal, och, mo chreachScottish Gaelic
- हायHindi
- ajjajHungarian
- veIdo
- ahimè, purtroppoItalian
- ああ, あたらJapanese
- ههی هاوار, ئاخ, داخاکهم, ئهفسۆس, هاوارKurdish
- vae, heu, eheuLatin
- helaas, jammer genoeg, o weeDutch
- akkNorwegian
- ai de mimPortuguese
- vaiRomanian
- увы, ахRussian
- авајSerbo-Croatian
- bubu, boboAlbanian
- ackSwedish
- aman, eyvah, ahTurkish
- 唉Chinese
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