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in weal and woe en · ADP

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ɪn ˌwil‿n̩ ˈwoʊ/ (General-American)
• /ɪn ˌwiːl‿n̩ ˈwəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

PIE word *wáy From weal (“prosperity; welfare”) + woe (“great distress or sadness; calamity, trouble”). Compare Dutch wel en wee, Swedish väl och ve.

Meanings

1. In both prosperity and adversity; in good times and bad.

Relateds

all-weather friend · for better or worse · through thick and thin · in sickness and in health

Synonyms

for weal or woe

Translations (11)

fr pour le meilleur et pour le pire (in both prosperity and adversity) · nl in goede en in slechte tijden (in both prosperity and adversity) · cs v dobrém i zlém (in both prosperity and adversity) · ru и в горе и в радости (in both prosperity and adversity) · cs v hojnosti i nedostatku (in both prosperity and adversity) · pl na dobre i na złe (in both prosperity and adversity) · fi niin myötä- kuin vastoinkäymisissä (in both prosperity and adversity) · tr iyi zamanda kötü zamanda (in both prosperity and adversity) · da i medgang og modgang (in both prosperity and adversity) · vi hoạ phúc (in both prosperity and adversity) · mk и во сре́ќа и во бе́да (in both prosperity and adversity)