alas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for alas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

alas [Am əˈlæs, Brit əˈlas, əˈlɑːs] INTERJ form or liter

alas

¡ay! liter

we had hopes, but, alas, they came to nothing

teníamos esperanzas pero, ¡ay!, se vieron defraudadas liter

we thought he might pass, but, alas, he didn't

pensábamos que quizás aprobara pero lamentablemente or muy a pesar nuestro no fue así

alas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

alas [əˈlas, Am əˈlæs] ADV form or hum

alas

por desgracia

but, alas, that's not the whole story

pero me temo que la historia no acaba ahí

alas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

but, alas, that's not the whole story

pero me temo que la historia no acaba ahí

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Alas, the wings which lift the mind so lightly can find no bodily counterpart!

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But alas, it was ill-tempered, and so the magical heifer was broken into pieces and melted down.

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Some of us are engaged, some of us married, oh, my youth, alas!

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

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

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

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Alas, the kids' bulky fishing equipment causes nothing but discomfort for the rest of the passengers, to say nothing of the irascible bus conductor.

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

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