"alas" meaning in Inglés

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Interjection

IPA: /əˈlæs/ [UK], /əˈlɑːs/ [UK], /əˈlæs/ [California], /əˈlaːs/ [Australia], /əˈlɛs/ [New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-alas.ogg [California], En-au-alas.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Del inglés medio alas, del francés antiguo a las (francés hélas), de a ('ah') + las, del latín lassus ('cansado'). Compare los cognados helaas, ielas, eilaas.
  1. Se utiliza para expresar tristeza, arrepentimiento, compasión, pena, resignación o decepción.
    Sense id: es-alas-en-intj-1MY8WbQ4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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      "name": "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio alas, del francés antiguo a las (francés hélas), de a ('ah') + las, del latín lassus ('cansado'). Compare los cognados helaas, ielas, eilaas.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "pos_title": "Interjección",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              41,
              45
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead."
        }
      ],
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        "Se utiliza para expresar tristeza, arrepentimiento, compasión, pena, resignación o decepción."
      ],
      "id": "es-alas-en-intj-1MY8WbQ4",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlæs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɑːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/əˈlæs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "EE. UU., Canadá"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "California"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/əˈlaːs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Queensland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɛs/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alas"
}
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    "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del inglés medio",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio alas, del francés antiguo a las (francés hélas), de a ('ah') + las, del latín lassus ('cansado'). Compare los cognados helaas, ielas, eilaas.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "pos_title": "Interjección",
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            [
              41,
              45
            ]
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "Se utiliza para expresar tristeza, arrepentimiento, compasión, pena, resignación o decepción."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/əˈlæs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɑːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈlæs/",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "EE. UU., Canadá"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "California"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈlaːs/",
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/En-au-alas.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Queensland"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlɛs/",
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        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "alas"
}

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