What does guai in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word guai in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use guai in Italian.

The word guai in Italian means woe betide, trouble, mess, yelp, looking for trouble, get into trouble, be in trouble, end up in trouble, get in trouble, get into trouble, always causing trouble, a troublemaker, a source of troubles, anyone who touches it will be in trouble, anyone who touches of mine will be in trouble, woe to who gives up, you'll be sorry, you'll get in trouble. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word guai

woe betide

interiezione (per intimorire) (literary)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Guai a te se ci riprovi!
Woe betide you if you try that again!

trouble, mess

sostantivo maschile (problema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si sarà sicuramente messo in qualche guaio.
He's definitely gotten into some kind of trouble.

yelp

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (emettere guaiti) (short, sharp)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il cane non smette di guaire pertanto lo porto dal veterinario per vedere se ha qualcosa.

looking for trouble

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

get into trouble

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be in trouble

end up in trouble, get in trouble, get into trouble

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

always causing trouble, a troublemaker, a source of troubles

anyone who touches it will be in trouble

anyone who touches of mine will be in trouble

(also figurative)

woe to who gives up

you'll be sorry, you'll get in trouble

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