Significatio vocis heu | Babel Free
[ˈhɛu̯]Definitiones
oh! alas! ah!, ay! (expressing dismay, grief, pain, indignation)
Exempla
“‘heu ubi Mārs pater est?’”
“Alas! Where is Mars, my father?” (The ghost of Remus laments his fate; Mars was the divine father of the twin brothers Romulus and Remus.)
“heu hercle mulier, multum et audāx et mala·s”
oh blimey, woman, you have as much boldness as evil in you!
“heu mē miseram, interiī!”
oh poor me, I'm done for!
Gradus CEFR
C2
Peritia
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.
Hoc verbum pars est vocabularii CEFR C2 — gradus peritia.
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