Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - misfortune
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noun Date: 15th century 1. a. an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result ; bad luck by ~ he fell into bad company had the ~ to break his leg b. an unhappy situation always ready to help people in ~ 2. a distressing or unfortunate incident or event ~s never come singly Synonyms: ~, mischance, adversity, mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. ~ may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress never lost hope even in the depths of ~. mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance took the wrong road by mischance. adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent ~ had never experienced great adversity. mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck the usual mishaps of a family vacation. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. беда, несчастье; неудача he has suffered a great misfortune —- у него большое горе; с ним случилась беда he had the misfortune to lose it —- он имел несчастье потерять это he bore his misfortunes bravely —- он стойко переносил несчастья (невзгоды, неудачи, удары судьбы) companions in misfortune —- друзья по несчастью Id: to have (to meet with) a misfortune —- прижить ребенка Id: misfortunes never come alone (singly), one misfortune comes on the neck (on the back) of another —- посл. беда никогда не приходит одна; пришла беда - отворяй ворота ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun беда, неудача, несчастье; злоключение misfortunes never come alone/singly prov. - беда никогда не приходит одна; пришла беда, отворяй ворота ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck (It seems the banks always profit from farmers' misfortunes. | have the misfortune to do sth) (The French soldiers had the misfortune to be caught in the crossfire.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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