English-German translation for "betide"

"betide" German translation

betide
[biˈtaid]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t &intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i <nur in 3.singular | Singular sgpresent (tense) | Präsens, Gegenwart prässubjunctive (mood) | Subjunktiv (für roman. Sprachen) subj>

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sich ereignen, geschehen
examples
woe betide you if …
wehe, wenn du …
woe betide you if …
Wehe uns, wenn wir sie ignorieren!
Woe betide if we ignore them.
Source: Europarl
Aber wehe, wir würden uns diese Mühe nicht machen!
But woe betide if we were to dispense with these efforts!
Source: Europarl
Wehe, wenn das Gegenteil behauptet würde!
Woe betide that it should say the opposite!
Source: Europarl
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