Search Results for: "misfortune"

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Vocabulary (20)

अभिशाप

hi

A curse or a spell meant to cause harm or misfortune to someone. It can also ref...

A1

Desgraça!

pt

Expresses extreme dismay or misfortune; 'Misfortune!' or 'Damn it!'

B1

Quel malheur!

fr

An expression of great misfortune or sadness; What misfortune!

B1

misfortune

en

Misfortune refers to an unfortunate condition, event, or instance of bad luck. I...

B1

倒霉

zh

Bad luck; misfortune.

A2

बुरा

hi

Describes something of poor quality, unpleasant nature, or lacking moral goodnes...

A1

不幸

ja

Refers to a state of unhappiness, bad luck, or misfortune. It is also frequently...

A1

बला

hi

A feminine noun primarily used to describe a misfortune, calamity, or a nuisance...

A1

comiseração

pt

Commiseration, pity; sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others.

A2

amaldiçoar

pt

To curse, to invoke evil or misfortune upon someone or something.

A2

동정

ko

Sympathy; feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

A2

simpatía

es

Feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune; sympathy.

B1

دلسوزی

fa

Compassion; sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of ot...

B1

chagrin

fr

Sorrow; a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misf...

A2

همدردی

fa

Sympathy; feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

B1

नसीब

hi

Naseeb refers to a person's fate, destiny, or luck. It describes the predetermin...

A1

unfortdom

en

Describing a state or condition characterized by an overwhelming and seemingly i...

C1

आपदा

hi

A sudden event such as a natural catastrophe or a serious accident that causes g...

A1

मुसीबत

hi

A feminine noun meaning trouble, difficulty, or misfortune. It is used to descri...

A1

災難

ja

Disaster; misfortune; calamity.

B1

Phrases (20)

No tener suerte.

es

To experience a period of misfortune or bad luck.

A1

Pech haben.

de

To experience misfortune or an unlucky event.

A1

subir un revers

fr

To experience a misfortune or defeat.

C1

طاح حظه

ar

To experience a period of bad luck or misfortune.

B1

Pole sana

sw

Used to offer sympathy for misfortune.

A1

Gülme komşuna gelir başına

tr

Don't mock others, misfortune can find you.

A1

Der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht.

de

Repeated risks will eventually lead to failure or misfortune.

A1

Sich ins Fäustchen lachen.

de

To secretly enjoy someone else's misfortune or a hidden advantage.

B1

Possuir azar.

pt

To experience misfortune or unfavorable circumstances.

A2

Qué mala suerte.

es

Expressing sympathy for someone's misfortune.

B1

كفى الله الشر

ar

This phrase is a heartfelt plea for divine protection against any kind of evil o...

A1

einen schlechten Tag haben

de

To experience a day filled with misfortunes or unpleasant events.

B1

लालच बुरी बला है।

hi

Excessive desire for wealth or possessions leads to misfortune.

A1

口は災いの元

ja

Careless words can lead to trouble or misfortune.

A1

Einen schlechten Tag haben.

de

To experience a day filled with misfortunes or frustrations.

A2

Unglück im Spiel, Glück in der Liebe.

de

One's misfortune in one area might be balanced by luck in another.

A2

Onde menos se espera, aí vem o mal.

pt

Misfortune or trouble can strike from unforeseen sources or at unexpected times.

A2

Que pena!

pt

This is your go-to Portuguese expression for when something didn't work out as p...

A2

چشم شور داشتن

fa

To be believed to cause misfortune or harm with a look.

A2

Del árbol caído, todos hacen leña

es

People tend to take advantage of someone's misfortune or weakness.

B1

Grammar (20)

Formal Passives: 蒙 (méng), 遭 (zāo), and 受 (shòu)

zh

advanced_patterns

C1

Another-word-for-sorry vs. Apologize: What's the Difference?

en

confusable-words

B1

The Passive 'bèi' (被): How Things Happen to You

zh

advanced_patterns

B2

French Passive Voice: How to say 'is done' (La voix passive)

fr

sentence_structure

B1

Arabic Compliment Etiquette: Masha'Allah & Mabrouk

ar

discourse_pragmatics

C1

Korean Particle 마저: 'Even' the Final Straw

ko

particles

B2

The `被` (bèi) Passive: Talking About Unfortunate Events

zh

advanced_patterns

B2

Adjective Position: Meaning Changes (pobre hombre vs. hombre pobre)

es

adjectives_adverbs

B2

Korean Limits: Until, To, & Even (-kkaji)

ko

particles

A2

Ending up in a Pathetic State (~始末だ)

ja

expressions_patterns

C1

Formal Wishes (Konjunktiv I): May it be!

de

verb_moods

B2

Essential Islamic Expressions for Polite Arabic

ar

discourse_pragmatics

B1

French Literary Conditional: The 2nd Form Past (j'eusse aimé)

fr

literary_tenses

C2

French Causality: Thanks to vs. Because of (Grâce à vs. À cause de)

fr

prepositions_connectors

C1

Indirect Passive: The 'Suffering' Passive

ja

verbs_advanced

B1

Going to the Extreme: -기까지 하다

ko

expressions_patterns

B2

Done and Gone: Expressing Completion or Regret (-a/eo beorida)

ko

expressions_patterns

B1

Even This?! Using 까지 for Extreme Extent

ko

particles

B1

Expressing Surprise in Chinese (竟然 & 居然)

zh

conjunctions_connectors

B1

Chinese Passive Voice: Something was done (被)

zh

advanced_patterns

B2