hélas

[ ey-lahs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

, French.

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Monsieur, helas pourquoy est vostre fiance mise en personne si indigne, pour subonner ce que est entierement vostre.

Helas, monsieur, I can advance nothing but my prayers and the assurance that a hideous mistake is being made.

The office of Seneschal in a province such as Dauphiny is helas!

Cette femme les voyant tous si jolis se mit pleurer, & leur dit, helas!

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