oh dear

English

Interjection

oh dear

1. An expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     “[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”

   Oh dear, I seem to have lost my ticket.

Translations

expression of dismay, concern, worry or disapproval

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哎呀 (zh) (āiyā), 哎哟 (zh) (āiyō), 天哪 (zh) (tiān'na)

• Esperanto: ho ve
• Finnish: voi ei, voi itku
• French: aïe (fr), hélas (fr)
• German: oje (de)
• Greek: αχού (achoú), αμάν (el) (amán), Θεέ μου (el) (Theé mou)
• Hausa: kash
• Hebrew: אבוי
• Italian: oh buon Dio!, ohimè
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• Japanese: あら (ja) (ara), あらまあ (aramā), あらやだ (ara yada), あらいやだ (ara iyada)
• Malay: alamak
• Maori: āwaiā, taukuri, taukiri
• Navajo: yáadilá óolyé
• Norwegian: kjære, kjære vene
• Persian: !ای وای
• Polish: o rany
• Portuguese: Virgem Maria!
• Russian: ах, бо́же мой (ax, bóže moj), ах (ru) (ax), ох (ru) (ox)

Anagrams

• hoared