hélas
Meaning
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alas; exclamatory or declarative conjunction expressing affliction, regret, disappointment.
Concepts
Synonyms
porter des fruits
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.las/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French elas, variant of a las, from a (“ah”) + las, from Latin lassus (“weary”).
New
héler
to hail (call out loudly)
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