Translation of "woe" to French

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Dictionary translations for "woe"

woe [wəu] noun

pl. woes

le malheur m

Woe betide the child who speaks correct English; he will be the laughing-stock of his classmates.

Malheur à l'enfant qui parle correctement l'anglais ; il n'en sera que moqué parmi ses camarades de classe.

le chagrin m (feelings)

Contexts with "woe"

Woe betide the child who speaks correct English; he will be the laughing-stock of his classmates. Malheur à l'enfant qui parle correctement l'anglais ; il n'en sera que moqué parmi ses camarades de classe.

Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason. Malheur à qui est seul, mes amis, et il faut croire que l’isolement a vite fait de détruire la raison.

Riches cover a multitude of woes. La richesse couvre une multitude de malheurs.

Absence is the greatest woe. L'absence est le plus grand des maux.

A woman is the woe of man. Une femme, c'est la misère d'un homme.

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