woe

problème, malheur

Un problème ou une difficulté grave, souvent parmi plusieurs autres.

En anglais simple : A serious problem or difficulty, often one of several.

• Their money woes are growing.
• The company's financial woes began last winter.
• More bad weather added to the farmers' woes.

Synonymes : trouble, problem, misfortune

Expressions courantes : financial woe, economic woe, fresh woe

chagrin, affliction

Une très grande tristesse ou souffrance, ou ce qui provoque ces sentiments.

En anglais simple : Very great sadness or suffering, or something that causes these feelings.

• Her face was full of woe.
• He told us a long tale of woe.
• The poem describes the mother's woe after losing her child.

Synonymes : sorrow, misery, grief

Contraires : joy, happiness

Expressions courantes : full of woe, tale of woe, woe is me

malédiction

Des paroles souhaitant du mal ou de la souffrance à quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Words wishing harm or suffering on someone.

• The prophet pronounced a woe.
• She uttered a woe against the cruel king.
• The ancient text contains several woes directed at dishonest rulers.

Comment l'utiliser : woe to someone (Woe to those who betray their friends.)

Synonymes : curse, malediction

Contraires : blessing

Expressions courantes : pronounce a woe, utter a woe, woe upon someone

pote

Un mot familier pour un ami proche, surtout quelqu’un de son groupe.

En anglais simple : A close friend, especially someone in your own group.

• He's my woe.
• I spent the evening with my woes.
• My woe has stayed beside me through everything.

Synonymes : friend, buddy, homie

Contraires : enemy

Expressions courantes : my woe, with a woe, woe for life