Alas
21alas — [ə las′, əläs′] interj. [ME < OFr a las, helas < a , he , AH + las, wretched < L lassus, weary] used to express sorrow, pity, regret, or worry …
22Alas — Subdistrikt Alas …
23Alas — The term alas may refer to mdash; * an interjection used to express regret, sorrow, or grief. * in geomorphology, a steep sided depression formed by the melting of permafrost; it may contain a lake. * in zoology, a wing or winglike body part.… …
24Alas — Carte de la province d Aceh. Le kabupaten d Aceh du Sud Est est marqué 9 . Les Alas sont une population de la province d Aceh dans le nord de l île de Sumatra en Indonésie. Au nombre d environ 80 000, ils habitent le kabupaten d Aceh du Sud Est,… …
25alas — [[t]əlæ̱s[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl (feelings) You use alas to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate. [FORMAL] Such scandals have not, alas, been absent... Alas, it s not that simple. Syn: sadly …
26alas — à·las agg.inv., s.m. e f.inv. TS etnol. agg.inv., degli Alas | agg.inv., s.m. e f.inv., che, chi appartiene agli Alas | s.m.pl. con iniz. maiusc., popolazione indonesiana, stanziata nell isola di Sumatra {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1941. ETIMO:… …
27alas — a|las1 [əˈlæs] adv [sentence adverb] formal used when mentioning a fact that you wish was not true ▪ Donald, alas, died last year. alas 2 alas2 interjection literary [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: a ah + las tired ] used to express… …
28alas — [13] In origin alas was an exclamation of weariness rather than grief. Latin lassus ‘weary’ (related to let ‘allow’ and source of lassitude) passed into Old French as las which, with the addition of the exclamation a ‘ah’, became alas. =>… …
29alas — [13] In origin alas was an exclamation of weariness rather than grief. Latin lassus ‘weary’ (related to let ‘allow’ and source of lassitude) passed into Old French as las which, with the addition of the exclamation a ‘ah’, became alas. Cf.⇒… …
30Alas. — abbr. Alaska. * * * Alaska. * * * abbrev Alaska (US state) * * * a|las «uh LAS, LAHS», interjection. an exclamation of sorrow, grief, regret, pity, dread, or concern: »Alas! poor Yorick (Shakespeare). ╂[< Old French a ah + las miserable <… …
