Translations for „alas“ in the English » German Dictionary

alas [əˈlæs] INTERJ

1. alas dated:

alas

leider [Gottes]

2. alas old:

alas [and alack]

weh mir/uns liter

Alas. Am

Alas abbreviation of Alaska

See also Alaska

Alas·ka [əˈlæskə] N

Alaska

Alaska nt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

alas and alack

wehe mir/uns liter

alas [and alack]

weh mir/uns liter

“o woe, alas,” quoth he

„nun denn“, sprach er old liter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Success, alas, affected his reason, and he died insane in 1840.

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The thirteenth division marched to war, oh, my youth, alas!

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Alas, dismissing someone else's story as old news comes more naturally.

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When the sparrow returned expecting to eat a fine breakfast, alas, the bean was nowhere to be found.

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Alas, the father expects the sons to help him repay the loans that he had to borrowed for their education.

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Alas, the business model didn't provide enough income to sustain the cinema and it closed again soon after.

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Alas, his many colleagues and friends opine that his brilliance and creativity, and his dedication and perseverance have never followed through in his golf game.

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Alas, his modest score of 110 not out couldn't help them to win the match.

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Alas, even in his daydreams he's not entirely successful.

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Alas, he might not want to do so because he is concerned that the price might fall too far by harvest time.

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