woe

guaio, problema

Un problema o una difficoltà seria, spesso insieme ad altri problemi.

In inglese semplice: A serious problem or difficulty, often one of several.

• Their money woes are growing.
• The company's financial woes began last winter.
• More bad weather added to the farmers' woes.

Sinonimi: trouble, problem, misfortune

Espressioni comuni: financial woe, economic woe, fresh woe

dolore, afflizione

Tristezza o sofferenza molto intensa, oppure qualcosa che provoca questi sentimenti.

In inglese semplice: Very great sadness or suffering, or something that causes these feelings.

• Her face was full of woe.
• He told us a long tale of woe.
• The poem describes the mother's woe after losing her child.

Sinonimi: sorrow, misery, grief

Contrari: joy, happiness

Espressioni comuni: full of woe, tale of woe, woe is me

maledizione

Parole con cui si augura a qualcuno di soffrire o subire un male.

In inglese semplice: Words wishing harm or suffering on someone.

• The prophet pronounced a woe.
• She uttered a woe against the cruel king.
• The ancient text contains several woes directed at dishonest rulers.

Come si usa: woe to someone (Woe to those who betray their friends.)

Sinonimi: curse, malediction

Contrari: blessing

Espressioni comuni: pronounce a woe, utter a woe, woe upon someone

amico, compare

Un modo informale di chiamare un amico stretto, soprattutto del proprio gruppo.

In inglese semplice: A close friend, especially someone in your own group.

• He's my woe.
• I spent the evening with my woes.
• My woe has stayed beside me through everything.

Sinonimi: friend, buddy, homie

Contrari: enemy

Espressioni comuni: my woe, with a woe, woe for life