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Meaning of vae | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR C2
[ˈwae̯]

Definitions

  1. woe, alas
  2. Equivalent to 'Alas': A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Equivalents

العربية وا
Bosanski alas jao kuku kuku куку
Čeština běda hoře smutek trápení žal
Deutsch weh Weh wehe
Ελληνικά αλί αλίμονο βάσανο νίλα τρισαλί φευ
English alas Alas Woe woe
Español desdicha
Français affliction désolation malheur
Hrvatski alas jao kuku kuku куку
Kurdî alaş وا وا
Nederlands wee
Polski biada żałość
Русский несчастье
Српски alas jao kuku kuku куку
Türkçe vay

Examples

“Vae victīs!”

Woe to the conquered!

“Vae, mē putō deus fierī.”

Dear me, I think I'm becoming a god.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

vah vale valete veto viden ut vales

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