What is 'hélas' called in English?

'hélas' in English is called "Alas". Alas refers to: Exclamation exprimant le regret, la tristesse ou la pitié.

How do you pronounce 'Alas' and 'hélas'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Alas' and native French audio speech for 'hélas' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

English: "Alas, the project failed despite all our efforts." | French: "Hélas, le projet a échoué malgré tous nos efforts."

interjection

English to French Dictionary

hélas

Synonymes:malheureusementpourtant

hélas in English:alas

IPA:elas

Phonetic:e-la

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de alas en français est hélas. (Exclamation exprimant le regret, la tristesse ou la pitié.)

Usage Note: Interjection.

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interjection
hélas
An exclamation used to express sorrow, regret, or pity.
Exclamation exprimant le regret, la tristesse ou la pitié.

casual

“Alas, the project failed despite all our efforts.”

Hélas, le projet a échoué malgré tous nos efforts.

casual

“Alas, she was too late to say goodbye.”

Hélas, elle était trop en retard pour dire au revoir.

In French:

malheureusementpourtant

In English:

In French:

heureusementpar chance

In English: