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1 misfortune
[mɪsˈfɔːtʃən] noun(a piece of) bad luck:سوء حَظI had the misfortune to break my leg.
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2 desgracia
f.1 misfortune (mala suerte).ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two air accidentsbastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my jobpor desgracia unfortunately2 disaster.desgracias personales casualtieses una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…3 disgrace, shame, dishonor, discredit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1 (desdicha) misfortune2 (mala suerte) bad luck, mischance3 (pérdida de favor) disfavour (US disfavor)4 (accidente) mishap, accident\caer en desgracia to lose favour (US favor), fall from gracepara colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia to top it all, to top everythingpor desgracia unfortunately¡qué desgracia! how awful!* * *noun f.1) disgrace2) misfortune•* * *SF1) (=mala suerte) misfortunetuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema
estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck
2) (=revés) misfortuneha muerto, ¡qué desgracia! — she has died, what a terrible thing (to happen)!
3)desgracias personales — (=víctimas) casualties
4)caer en desgracia — to lose favour o (EEUU) favor, fall from favour o (EEUU) favor
* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *A1(desdicha, infortunio): tuvo la desgracia de perder un hijo sadly, she lost a son, she was unfortunate enough to lose a sontiene la desgracia de que la mujer es alcohólica unfortunately, his wife is an alcoholic, he has the misfortune to have an alcoholic wifebastante desgracia tiene el pobre hombre con su enfermedad he has enough to bear with his illnessen la desgracia se conoce a los amigos when things get bad o rough o tough you find out who your real friends arecaer en desgracia to fall from favor o grace2por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately¿te tocó sentarte al lado de él? — sí, por desgracia did you have to sit next to him? — unfortunately, yes o yes, I'm afraid soB(suceso adverso): han tenido una desgracia tras otra they've had one piece of bad luck o one disaster after anothersufrió muchas desgracias en su juventud he suffered many misfortunes in his youthy para colmo de desgracias, se me quemó la cena and to crown o cap it all, I burned the dinner¡qué desgracia! se me manchó el traje nuevo oh, no o what a disaster! I've spilt something on my new suitlas desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours ( AmE), it never rains but it pours ( BrE)Compuesto:* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
desgracia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desgracia
desgraciar
desgracia sustantivo femenino
caer en desgracia to fall from favorb)
desgracia sustantivo femenino
1 (mala suerte) misfortune
2 (suceso penoso) tragedy: tuvieron la desgracia de perder su casa en un incendio, they suffered the misfortune of losing their house in a fire
3 (pérdida de favor, respeto) caer en desgracia, to fall into disgrace 4 desgracias personales, casualties
♦ Locuciones: por desgracia, unfortunately: por desgracia no podemos ir, unfortunately we can't go
las desgracias nunca vienen solas, when it rains it pours
' desgracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- adversidad
- azote
- caer
- calamidad
- desastre
- disgusto
- entera
- entero
- evitar
- hambre
- plaga
- través
- abatir
- conllevar
- desdicha
- encarar
- golpe
- miseria
- presentir
- recuperar
- sobrevenir
English:
blow
- curse
- disgrace
- doghouse
- favor
- favour
- misadventure
- misery
- misfortune
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- wretchedness
- affliction
- dismay
- disturbed
* * *desgracia nf1. [mala suerte] misfortune;le persigue la desgracia he is dogged by bad luck;bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job;ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two plane crashes;por desgracia unfortunately;¿le llegaste a conocer? – por desgracia para mí did you ever meet him? – unfortunately for me, I did2. [catástrofe] disaster;ha ocurrido una desgracia something terrible has happened;le persiguen las desgracias bad things keep happening to him;una vida llena de desgracias a life full of misfortune;¡qué desgracia! how awful!;es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…;las desgracias nunca vienen solas it never rains but it poursdesgracias personales:no hubo que lamentar desgracias personales there were no casualties, fortunately3. Compcaer en desgracia to fall from grace o into disgrace;caer en desgracia de alguien to fall out of favour with sb;es la desgracia de la familia he's the shame of the family* * *f1 misfortune;por desgracia unfortunately2 suceso accident;las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours3 ( vergüenza) disgrace;grace* * *desgracia nf1) : misfortune2) : disgrace3)por desgracia : unfortunately* * *desgracia n misfortune / piece of bad luck -
3 malheur
malheur [malœʀ]masculine nouna. ( = événement pénible) misfortune ; ( = événement très grave) calamity ; ( = épreuve) ordeal ; ( = accident) accident• le malheur c'est que... the trouble is that...• faire un malheur ( = avoir un gros succès) to be a big hit• s'il continue, je fais un malheur ! (inf) if he carries on like that, I'll do something I might regret• quel malheur qu'il ne soit pas venu ! what a shame he didn't come!• il a eu le malheur de dire que cela ne lui plaisait pas he made the big mistake of saying he didn't like it• ne parle pas de malheur ! God forbid!• le malheur a voulu qu'un policier le voie as ill luck would have it a policeman saw him (PROV) le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres(PROV) it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good* * *malœʀnom masculin1) ( adversité) adversity, misfortunefaire le malheur de quelqu'un — to bring somebody nothing but unhappiness; bonheur
2) ( coup du sort) misfortune; ( grave) tragedy; ( accident) accidentle grand malheur! — iron so what!
3) ( malchance) misfortunepar malheur, le malheur a voulu que — as bad ou ill luck would have it
si par malheur la guerre éclatait — if, God forbid, war should break out
porter malheur — to be ou bring bad luck
le malheur, c'est que... — the trouble is,...
••il va faire un malheur — (colloq) ( avoir du succès) he'll be a sensation; ( faire un éclat) he'll cause a scene
un malheur n'arrive jamais seul — Proverbe it never rains but it pours
à quelque chose malheur est bon — Proverbe every cloud has a silver lining Proverbe
* * *malœʀ nm1)le malheur — adversity, misfortune
2) (= événement) misfortune, tragedyElle a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans sa vie. — She's had a lot of tragedy in her life.
avoir le malheur de faire — to have the misfortune to do, to be unfortunate enough to do
Elle a eu le malheur de perdre son père très jeune. — She had the misfortune to lose her father at a very young age.
Il a eu le malheur de la critiquer. ironique — He made the mistake of criticizing her.
quel malheur! — what a shame!, what a pity!
3)Leur dernier album a fait un malheur. — Their latest album was a smash hit.
* * *A nm1 ( adversité) adversity, misfortune; même dans le malheur even in adversity; tomber dans le malheur to be struck by misfortune; avoir sa part de malheur to have one's share of misfortune; elle fait le malheur de sa famille she brings her family nothing but unhappiness; ⇒ bonheur;2 ( coup du sort) misfortune; ( grave) tragedy; ( accident) accident; une série de malheurs a series of misfortunes; les malheurs qui l'ont frappé the misfortunes that befell him; le grand malheur de ma jeunesse the great tragedy of my youth; un malheur est si vite arrivé! accidents can so easily happen!; il leur arrivera malheur! something terrible will happen to them!; tous nos petits malheurs all our little troubles; raconter ses malheurs à qn to tell sb one's troubles; le grand malheur! so what!;3 ( malchance) misfortune; jouer de malheur to be dogged by misfortune; ceux qui ont le malheur de perdre leur emploi those who are unfortunate enough ou have the misfortune to lose their jobs; j'ai eu le malheur de le leur dire I made the mistake of telling them; pour mon malheur unfortunately for me; par malheur il y avait grève ce jour-là, le malheur a voulu qu'il y ait grève ce jour-là as bad luck would have it, there was a strike that day; si par malheur la guerre éclatait if war should break out, which God forbid; porter malheur to be ou bring bad luck; le malheur, c'est que… the trouble is,…; son malheur, c'est qu'elle est paresseuse her trouble is that she's lazy; malheur à qui… woe betide anyone who…; ce temps de malheur○ this wretched weather.B excl malheur! ne dis jamais ça! for heaven's sake! don't ever say such a thing!; (oh) malheur! il nous a vus! oh my God○, he's seen us!il va faire un malheur○ ( avoir du succès) he'll be a sensation; ( être violent) he'll do something he'll regret; ( faire un éclat) he'll cause a scene; un malheur n'arrive jamais seul Prov it never rains but it pours; à quelque chose malheur est bon Prov every cloud has a silver lining Prov.[malɶr] nom masculin1. [incident] misfortuneun grand malheur a (great) tragedy ou catastrophefaire un malheur (familier) : ne le laissez pas rentrer ou je fais un malheur don't let him in or I can't answer for the consequenceselle passait en première partie et c'est elle qui a fait un malheur she was the supporting act but it was she who brought the house downpose cette tasse, un malheur est si vite arrivé! put that cup down before there's an accident!2. [malchance]le malheur misfortune, bad luckle malheur a voulu que... as bad luck would have it...avoir le malheur de to be unfortunate enough to, to have the misfortune toj'ai eu le malheur de perdre mon père jeune I had the ou it was my misfortune to lose my father when I was youngj'ai eu le malheur de lui dire de se taire! I was foolish enough to ask her ou I made the mistake of asking her to be quiet!être dans le malheur to suffer misfortunes ou hard timesarrête, ça porte malheur! stop, it brings bad luck!pour son/mon/ton malheur: je l'ai bien connu, pour mon malheur I knew him well, more's the pitypour son malheur, il était l'aîné de six enfants unfortunately for him, he was the oldest of sixje joue de malheur en ce moment I'm dogged by ou I've got a run of bad luck at the momentc'est dans le malheur qu'on connaît ses vrais amis (proverbe) a friend in need is a friend indeed (proverbe)3. [désespoir]faire le malheur de quelqu'un to cause somebody unhappiness, to bring sorrow to somebodyle malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres (proverbe) one man's joy is another man's sorrow (proverbe)le malheur c'est que j'ai perdu l'adresse unfortunately, ou the trouble is I've lost the addresssans permis de travail, pas de possibilité d'emploi, c'est ça le malheur without a work permit you can't get a job, that's the snag ou the problemquel malheur que... what a shame ou pity that...————————[malɶr] interjection————————de malheur locution adjectivaleje ne remonterai plus sur ce vélo de malheur I'll never ride that wretched ou accursed bike again————————par malheur locution adverbialepar malheur, son fils est né avec la même maladie sadly, her son was born with the same disease -
4 infortunio
m.1 calamity, misfortune (hecho desgraciado).2 mishap, mischance, accident.* * *1 misfortune* * *SM (=mala suerte) misfortune, ill luck; (=accidente) mishap* * *masculino misfortune* * *= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * *masculino misfortune* * *= mishap, reversal, mischance, misfortune, ill fate.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * *misfortune* * *
infortunio sustantivo masculino misfortune: tuvo el infortunio de perder toda su documentación, she unfortunately lost all of the papers
' infortunio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adversidad
- azar
- desgracia
English:
mischance
* * *infortunio nm1. [hecho desgraciado] calamity, misfortune2. [mala suerte] misfortune, bad luck;tuvo el infortunio de contraer la enfermedad he had the misfortune to catch the disease* * *m misfortune, ill fortune* * *infortunio nm1) desgracia: misfortune2) contratiempo: mishap -
5 desdicha
f.1 misery (desgracia) (situación).por desdicha unfortunately2 unhappiness, wretchedness, misery, misfortune.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desdecir.* * *1 misfortune, misery, adversity\para colmo de desdichas to top it allpor desdicha unfortunately* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=infelicidad) unhappiness2) (=contratiempo) misfortunetuve la desdicha de ser amigo suyo — I had the misfortune to be a friend of his, I was unlucky enough to be a friend of his
para mi desdicha, mi suegra vive con nosotros — unfortunately for me, my mother-in-law lives with us
3) * (=persona, cosa inútil) dead loss ** * ** * *= unhappiness, ill fate.Ex. They are afraid to complain or express their unhappiness because of fear of reprisal by the supervisor.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * ** * *= unhappiness, ill fate.Ex: They are afraid to complain or express their unhappiness because of fear of reprisal by the supervisor.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.* * *1 (desgracia) misfortunetuvo la desdicha de nacer ciego he had the misfortune to be born blind2 (infelicidad) unhappinesslo sumió en la mayor de las desdichas it plunged him into the deepest despair* * *
desdicha sustantivo femenino ( desgracia) misfortune;
( infelicidad) unhappiness
desdicha sustantivo femenino misfortune
' desdicha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgracia
English:
unhappiness
* * *desdicha nf1. [infelicidad] unhappiness, misery;nada consolaba su desdicha nothing could console him in his unhappiness2. [suceso desgraciado] misfortune;pasamos toda clase de desdichas we suffered all sorts of calamities;tuvo la desdicha de caer muy enfermo she had the misfortune to fall seriously ill;¡qué desdicha la suya! what an unfortunate fellow!* * *f1 ( desgracia) misfortune2 ( infelicidad) unhappiness* * *desdicha nf1) : misery2) : misfortune* * *desdicha n misery -
6 fortuna
f.1 (good) luck (suerte).por fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's lucktuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall2 fortune, fate (destino).3 fortune (riqueza).hacer fortuna to make one's fortune4 wealth, treasure, great wealth, fortune.5 Fortuna.* * *1 (destino) fortune, fate2 (suerte) luck3 (capital) fortune4 (éxito, aceptación) success\por fortuna fortunatelyprobar fortuna to try one's luckbuena fortuna good luckla rueda de la fortuna the wheel of fortunemala fortuna misfortune* * *noun f.1) fortune2) wealth* * *SF1) (=suerte) fortuneno tuvo fortuna en el concurso — he was unlucky in the competition, he didn't have any luck in the competition
por fortuna — luckily, fortunately
2) (=riqueza) fortune3) (Náut) (=tempestad) storm* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *fortuna11 = fortune, lot, good fortune.Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.* galleta de la fortuna = fortune cookie.* huesecillos de la fortuna = oracle bones.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* rueda de la fortuna, la = wheel of fortune, the, fortune's wheel.fortuna22 = fortune.Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* una fortuna = a king's ransom.* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* * *1 (riqueza) fortuneamasó/hizo una gran fortuna he amassed/made a large fortunesu fortuna personal supera el millón de dólares his personal fortune is worth over a million dollarsvale una auténtica fortuna it's worth an absolute fortune2 (azar, suerte) fortunela fortuna le sonrió fortune smiled on himtuvo la (buena) fortuna de ser aceptado he had the good fortune to be acceptedpor fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's luck* * *
fortuna sustantivo femenino
probar fortuna to try one's luck
fortuna sustantivo femenino
1 (destino, sino) fortune, fate
2 (buena suerte) luck
3 (riquezas, dinero) fortune
♦ Locuciones: por fortuna, fortunately, rueda de la fortuna, wheel of fortune
' fortuna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amasar
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- azar
- heredera
- heredero
- suerte
- vaivén
- ventura
- adquirir
- buscar
- colosal
- farrear
- hacer
- inmenso
- menoscabar
- poseer
- sonreír
English:
accumulate
- amass
- build up
- chain letter
- eat
- fortune
- killing
- packet
- pass
- pay
- pile
- strike
- worth
- you
- stand
- world
* * *fortuna nf1. [suerte] (good) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna to try one's luck;quiere probar fortuna en América he's going to America to seek his fortune;he tenido la fortuna de encontrar un buen trabajo I've had the good fortune o I've been lucky enough to find a good job;tuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall;tuvo muy poca fortuna en la vida he was very unlucky in life2. [destino] fortune, fate;quiso la fortuna que… as fate would have it…3. [riqueza] fortune;amasar una fortuna to amass a fortune;hacer fortuna to make one's fortune;se gasta una fortuna en ropa he spends a fortune on clothes4. [éxito, aceptación]este libro tendrá fortuna entre los jóvenes this book will be very popular with young people;sus ideas no tuvieron mucha fortuna his ideas did not become widely accepted* * *f1 fortune;hacer una fortuna make a fortune2 ( suerte) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna try one’s luck* * *fortuna nf1) suerte: fortune, luck2) riqueza: wealth, fortune* * *fortuna n1. (riqueza) fortune2. (suerte) luck -
7 malchance
malchance [mal∫ɑ̃s]feminine noun( = déveine) bad luck ; ( = mésaventure) misfortune• j'ai eu la malchance de... I had the misfortune to...• il a joué de malchance he was out of luck ; (de manière répétée) he had one bit of bad luck after another* * *malʃɑ̃snom féminin bad luck, misfortune* * *malʃɑ̃s nfmisfortune, bad luck no pl* * *malchance nf bad luck, misfortune; avoir la malchance de faire to have the bad luck to do; jouer de malchance to be dogged by bad luck; par malchance as ill luck would have it.[malʃɑ̃s] nom fémininil a eu la malchance de... he was unlucky ou unfortunate enough to..., he had the misfortune to...————————par malchance locution adverbialepar malchance ils sont passés à Paris quand j'étais absent unfortunately, they came to Paris when I was away -
8 нещастие
unhappiness, misery; misfortune, bad fortune, bad/hard/ill/rough luck; sorrowслучва ми се нещастие, претърпявам нещастие have an accident; suffer a disasterстана едно нещастие there's been an accidentпредвещавам нещастие be an ill omen, bode ill (for s.o.)преследва ме нещастие be dogged by misfortune/bad luckпричинявам нещастие cause misfortuneнещастието рядко идва само an evil chance seldom comes alone; misfortunes never come alone/singlyкниж. when sorrows come they come not single spies but in battalions; disasters come treading on each other's heelsнещастията се трупат/се сипят/валят едно след друго it never rains but it poursзаредиха се нещастие след нещастие it was one thing after anotherструпаха се много нещастия на главата му bad luck rained down on him* * *неща̀стие,ср., -я unhappiness, misery; misfortune, bad fortune, bad/hard/ill/rough luck; sorrow; във всяко \нещастиее има лъч надежда every cloud has a silver lining; другар по \нещастиее fellow-sufferer; желая \нещастиеето на някого wish s.o. ill; за \нещастиее unfortunately; as ill luck would have it; заредиха се \нещастиее след \нещастиее it was one thing after another, it was a chapter of accidents; \нещастиеето рядко идва само an evil chance seldom comes alone; misfortunes/troubles never come alone/singly; книж. when sorrows come they come not single spies but in battalions; disasters come treading on each other’s heels; \нещастиеята се трупат/се сипят/валят едно след друго it never rains but it pours; предвещавам \нещастиее be an ill omen, bode ill (for s.o.); преследва ме \нещастиее be dogged by misfortune/bad luck; случва ми се \нещастиее, претърпявам \нещастиее have an accident; suffer a disaster; струпаха се много \нещастиея на главата му bad luck rained down on him.* * *accident: A man was killed in the нещастие. - Един човек беше убит в нещастието.; bale; calamity; desolation: suffer a нещастие - преживявам нещастие; distress; sorrow{`sOrou}; trouble; tribulation* * *1. unhappiness, misery;misfortune, bad fortune, bad/hard/ill/rough luck;sorrow 2. НЕЩАСТИЕто рядко идва само an evil chance seldom comes alone;misfortunes never come alone/singly 3. във всяко НЕЩАСТИЕ има лъч надежда every cloud has a silver lining 4. другар по НЕЩАСТИЕ fellow-sufferer 5. желая НЕЩАСТИЕто на някого wish s.o. ill 6. за НЕЩАСТИЕ unfortunately;as ill luck would have it 7. заредиха се НЕЩАСТИЕ след НЕЩАСТИЕ it was one thing after another 8. книж. when sorrows come they come not single spies but in battalions;disasters come treading on each other's heels 9. нещастията се трупат/се сипят/валят едно след друго it never rains but it pours 10. нося НЕЩАСТИЕ bring ill luck 11. предвещавам НЕЩАСТИЕ be an ill omen, bode ill (for s.o.) 12. преследва ме НЕЩАСТИЕ be dogged by misfortune/bad luck 13. при НЕЩАСТИЕто стана жертва един човек а man was killed in the accident 14. причинявам НЕЩАСТИЕ cause misfortune 15. случва ми се НЕЩАСТИЕ, претърпявам НЕЩАСТИЕ have an accident;suffer a disaster 16. стана едно НЕЩАСТИЕ there's been an accident 17. струпаха се много нещастия на главата му bad luck rained down on him 18. той има НЕЩАСТИЕто да загуби жена си he had the misfortune/the bad luck of losing/to lose his wife -
9 Unglück
n; -(e)s, -e, meist Unglücksfälle1. (Unfall) accident; (Zug-, Flugzeugunglück etc., Katastrophe) disaster; (Missgeschick) mishap; schweres Unglück serious accident, weitS. disaster; ein Unglück ereignete sich in... an accident happened in...; in... kam es zu einem schweren Unglück there was a serious accident in...; ein Unglück gerade noch verhindern können just manage to prevent an accident; es gibt noch ein Unglück! you’ll have an accident; das ist kein Unglück! umg., fig. (nicht so schlimm) it’s not a disaster2. nur Sg. misfortune; (Pech) bad luck; das bringt Unglück it’s bad luck; es ist kein Unglück, dass it’s no bad thing that; in sein Unglück rennen, sich ins Unglück stürzen rush headlong into disaster; jemanden ins Unglück stürzen bring disaster (up)on s.o.; das Unglück magisch anziehen seem to attract disaster, be very accident-prone; das Unglück wollte es, dass... as ill luck would have it...; zu allem Unglück oder um das Unglück vollzumachen to crown it all; ein Unglück kommt selten allein Sprichw. it never rains but it pours, when it rains it pours; Unglück im Spiel, Glück in der Liebe unlucky at cards, lucky in love; siehe auch Glück, Unheil3. nur Sg. (Elend) distress, misery* * *das Unglückbad luck; harm; accident; misadventure; adversity; casualty; curse; infelicity; misery; misfortune; damage; tragedy; disaster; mishap* * *Ụn|glücknt -(e)s, -e(= Unfall, Vorfall) accident; (= Missgeschick auch) mishap; (= Schicksalsschlag) disaster, tragedy; (= Unheil) misfortune; (= Pech im Aberglauben, bei Glücksspiel) bad luck; (= Unglücklichsein) unhappinessUnglück bringend (geh) — ominous, unpropitious
es ist ein Unglück, dass... — it is bad luck that...
das Unglück wollte es, dass... — as (bad) luck would have it,...
das bringt Unglück — that brings bad luck, that's unlucky
zum Unglück, zu allem Unglück — to make matters worse
ein Unglück kommt selten allein (prov) — it never rains but it pours (Brit prov), when it rains, it pours (US prov)
Unglück im Spiel, Glück in der Liebe (prov) — unlucky at cards, lucky in love
See:→ Glück, Häufchen* * *das1) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) ill2) ((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) misfortune3) (an unlucky accident.) mishap4) unhappiness* * *Un·glück<- glücke>[ˈʊnglʏk]nt[jdm] \Unglück bringen to bring [sb] bad luckin sein \Unglück rennen (fam) to rush headlong into disasterjdn ins \Unglück stürzen (geh) to be sb's undoingzu allem \Unglück to make matters worse2. (katastrophales Ereignis) disaster, tragedyein \Unglück verhindern to prevent a disaster4.* * *das; Unglück[e]s, Unglückedas ist [doch] kein Unglück! — that's not a disaster; it doesn't really matter
sich ins Unglück stürzen, in sein Unglück rennen — rush headlong into disaster or to one's ruin
3) (Pech) bad luck; misfortuneein Unglück kommt selten allein — (ugs.) it never rains but it pours
* * *schweres Unglück serious accident, weitS. disaster;ein Unglück ereignete sich in … an accident happened in …;in … kam es zu einem schweren Unglück there was a serious accident in …;ein Unglück gerade noch verhindern können just manage to prevent an accident;es gibt noch ein Unglück! you’ll have an accident;das ist kein Unglück! umg, fig (nicht so schlimm) it’s not a disasterdas bringt Unglück it’s bad luck;es ist kein Unglück, dass it’s no bad thing that;in sein Unglück rennen, sich ins Unglück stürzen rush headlong into disaster;jemanden ins Unglück stürzen bring disaster (up)on sb;das Unglück magisch anziehen seem to attract disaster, be very accident-prone;das Unglück wollte es, dass … as ill luck would have it …;um das Unglück vollzumachen to crown it all;ein Unglück kommt selten allein sprichw it never rains but it pours, when it rains it pours;3. nur sg (Elend) distress, misery* * *das; Unglück[e]s, Unglückedas ist [doch] kein Unglück! — that's not a disaster; it doesn't really matter
sich ins Unglück stürzen, in sein Unglück rennen — rush headlong into disaster or to one's ruin
3) (Pech) bad luck; misfortuneein Unglück kommt selten allein — (ugs.) it never rains but it pours
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10 חוב
חוּב(b. h.), perf. חָב, part. חַיָיב. חָב (to be bound over, seized, 1) to be declared guilty, be sentenced; to be punishable; to be (legally, morally or religiously) bound, to be responsible. B. Kam.I, 1 חב המזיק he who caused the damage must pay. Ib. 6b חב … חייב … מיבעי לה the Mishnah says ḥab, ought it not rather to read ḥayab (part.)?(Answ.: they are the words of a Jerusalem Tannai.Ib. I, 2 כל שחַבְתִּי בשמירתווכ׳ for whatever I am legally bound to guard, I am legally answerable in case of injury. Sabb.I, 1 העני חייב the recipient (the person standing outside) is guilty (of transgressing the Sabbath law).Y.Ned.I, 36d top חב על כלוכ׳ he is punishable for each separately.Ber.IX, 5 חייב אדםוכ׳ man must praise the Lord Ḥag.4a, a. e. כל מצוה שהאשה חַיֶיבֶת בהוכ׳ whatever religious act is obligatory on woman, is also obligatory Ib. מה להלן נשים חַיָיביֹת as there (Deut. 31:12) women are included in the obligation; a. v. fr. 2) to act in behalf of a person to the latters disadvantage. Erub.VII, 11 ואין חָבִיןוכ׳, v. זָכָה. Y.B. Kam.IV, 4b bot. בתחלה …ע״מ לָחוֹב להןוכ׳ originally guardians are not assigned to minors that they may eventually act to their disadvantage ; ואם חָבוּ חָבוּ but if they have done so, their action is legal (and they cannot be held responsible); Y.Gitt.V, 47a top.Y.Keth.XI, 34b bot. נמצאתה חבוכ׳ then you would cause a disadvantage to the relics; a. fr.ח׳ בעצמו to be alone answerable for ones loss. Ber.I, 3 כדאי היית לָחוֹב בעצמך thou wouldst have deserved to be made answerable, i. e. if you had met with an accident you would have had none but yourself to blame. 3) to owe, be indebted. Shebu.VII, 5; a. fr.ח׳ חטאת to be bound to bring a sin-offering; ח׳ מיתה to be subject to death penalty. Sabb.VII, 1. Ib. XI, 6 כל חַיְיבֵי חטאתוכ׳ all those eventually bound to bring, are not bound, unless Snh.58b; a. fr. Pi. חִיֵּיב to declare guilty, to convict, sentence (opp. זִיכָּה, פָּטַר). Snh.6a ח׳ את הזכאי if a judge (by an illegal decision) convicted one who ought to have been acquitted. Ib. III, 6 ואחד מְחַיֵּיב and one votes for acquittal. Shebu.IV, 13 ר׳ מאיר מח׳וכ׳ R. M. says, he is guilty (of blasphemy); a. v. fr.Ex. R. s. 32, beg. חִיַּיבְתֶּם עצמיכם you have given judgment against yourselves. B. Mets.3b פיו אין מְחַיְּיבֹו ממוןוכ׳ the defendants own statement cannot cause a judgment against him to pay a penalty, but causes the imposition of an oath. Yoma 35b הלל מח׳וכ׳, v. הִלֵּל.Part. pass. מְחוּיָּיב, מְחוּיָּב = חַיָיב, sentenced, bound. Y.Keth.III, 27b מְחוּיְּיבֵי מיתות those sentenced to death, מ׳ מכות sentenced to lashes.Ber.20b, a. fr. כל שאינו מ׳ בדברוכ׳ whatever is not obligatory upon a person himself, cannot be done by him as a representative of the community, v. חֹובָה; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְחַיֵּיב, Nithpa. נִתְחַיֵּיב 1) to be convicted, amenable to law. Keth.30b מישנ׳ סקילה he who (under Jewish jurisdiction) would have been sentenced to death through stoning. Ib. כבר נ׳ בגניבהוכ׳ he was amenable to punishment for theft, before he transgressed Ib. מִתְחַיֵּיב בנפשו לא הוהוכ׳ but guilty of a deadly sin he was not until he ate it; a. fr. 2) to be responsible. Ab. III, 4, a. fr. הרי זה מתח׳ בנפשו he is responsible for his life, would have himself to blame, if any accident should befall him (v. Ber.3 quoted above). 3) to be doomed, to have the misfortune to. Tosef.Shebu.III, 4 אין אדם מתח׳ לשמועוכ׳ one has not the misfortune to hear (a curse), unless he sinned himself (ref. to Lev. 5:1). Ib. הרואה … עבירה נ׳ לראות if one sees people sin, (we say) he had the misfortune to see, opp. זכה. -
11 חוּב
חוּב(b. h.), perf. חָב, part. חַיָיב. חָב (to be bound over, seized, 1) to be declared guilty, be sentenced; to be punishable; to be (legally, morally or religiously) bound, to be responsible. B. Kam.I, 1 חב המזיק he who caused the damage must pay. Ib. 6b חב … חייב … מיבעי לה the Mishnah says ḥab, ought it not rather to read ḥayab (part.)?(Answ.: they are the words of a Jerusalem Tannai.Ib. I, 2 כל שחַבְתִּי בשמירתווכ׳ for whatever I am legally bound to guard, I am legally answerable in case of injury. Sabb.I, 1 העני חייב the recipient (the person standing outside) is guilty (of transgressing the Sabbath law).Y.Ned.I, 36d top חב על כלוכ׳ he is punishable for each separately.Ber.IX, 5 חייב אדםוכ׳ man must praise the Lord Ḥag.4a, a. e. כל מצוה שהאשה חַיֶיבֶת בהוכ׳ whatever religious act is obligatory on woman, is also obligatory Ib. מה להלן נשים חַיָיביֹת as there (Deut. 31:12) women are included in the obligation; a. v. fr. 2) to act in behalf of a person to the latters disadvantage. Erub.VII, 11 ואין חָבִיןוכ׳, v. זָכָה. Y.B. Kam.IV, 4b bot. בתחלה …ע״מ לָחוֹב להןוכ׳ originally guardians are not assigned to minors that they may eventually act to their disadvantage ; ואם חָבוּ חָבוּ but if they have done so, their action is legal (and they cannot be held responsible); Y.Gitt.V, 47a top.Y.Keth.XI, 34b bot. נמצאתה חבוכ׳ then you would cause a disadvantage to the relics; a. fr.ח׳ בעצמו to be alone answerable for ones loss. Ber.I, 3 כדאי היית לָחוֹב בעצמך thou wouldst have deserved to be made answerable, i. e. if you had met with an accident you would have had none but yourself to blame. 3) to owe, be indebted. Shebu.VII, 5; a. fr.ח׳ חטאת to be bound to bring a sin-offering; ח׳ מיתה to be subject to death penalty. Sabb.VII, 1. Ib. XI, 6 כל חַיְיבֵי חטאתוכ׳ all those eventually bound to bring, are not bound, unless Snh.58b; a. fr. Pi. חִיֵּיב to declare guilty, to convict, sentence (opp. זִיכָּה, פָּטַר). Snh.6a ח׳ את הזכאי if a judge (by an illegal decision) convicted one who ought to have been acquitted. Ib. III, 6 ואחד מְחַיֵּיב and one votes for acquittal. Shebu.IV, 13 ר׳ מאיר מח׳וכ׳ R. M. says, he is guilty (of blasphemy); a. v. fr.Ex. R. s. 32, beg. חִיַּיבְתֶּם עצמיכם you have given judgment against yourselves. B. Mets.3b פיו אין מְחַיְּיבֹו ממוןוכ׳ the defendants own statement cannot cause a judgment against him to pay a penalty, but causes the imposition of an oath. Yoma 35b הלל מח׳וכ׳, v. הִלֵּל.Part. pass. מְחוּיָּיב, מְחוּיָּב = חַיָיב, sentenced, bound. Y.Keth.III, 27b מְחוּיְּיבֵי מיתות those sentenced to death, מ׳ מכות sentenced to lashes.Ber.20b, a. fr. כל שאינו מ׳ בדברוכ׳ whatever is not obligatory upon a person himself, cannot be done by him as a representative of the community, v. חֹובָה; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְחַיֵּיב, Nithpa. נִתְחַיֵּיב 1) to be convicted, amenable to law. Keth.30b מישנ׳ סקילה he who (under Jewish jurisdiction) would have been sentenced to death through stoning. Ib. כבר נ׳ בגניבהוכ׳ he was amenable to punishment for theft, before he transgressed Ib. מִתְחַיֵּיב בנפשו לא הוהוכ׳ but guilty of a deadly sin he was not until he ate it; a. fr. 2) to be responsible. Ab. III, 4, a. fr. הרי זה מתח׳ בנפשו he is responsible for his life, would have himself to blame, if any accident should befall him (v. Ber.3 quoted above). 3) to be doomed, to have the misfortune to. Tosef.Shebu.III, 4 אין אדם מתח׳ לשמועוכ׳ one has not the misfortune to hear (a curse), unless he sinned himself (ref. to Lev. 5:1). Ib. הרואה … עבירה נ׳ לראות if one sees people sin, (we say) he had the misfortune to see, opp. זכה. -
12 tener la malafortuna de
(v.) = have + the misfortune toEx. Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.* * *(v.) = have + the misfortune toEx: Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
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13 Pulgarcito
1 Tom Thumb* * *SM Tom Thumb* * *= Tom Thumb.Ex. Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.* * *= Tom Thumb.Ex: Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
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14 disavventura
f misadventure* * *disavventura s.f.1 ( contrarietà) mishap, unlucky accident: un viaggio pieno di disavventure, a journey full of mishaps2 ( sfortuna) misfortune, bad luck, misadventure, mischance: ebbi la disavventura d'imbattermi in un creditore, I had the misfortune (o I was unlucky enough) to run into a creditor of mine // per disavventura, unfortunately (o unluckily o by misfortune); per sua disavventura l'incontrò di nuovo, unfortunately for him he met her again.* * *[dizavven'tura]sostantivo femminile1) (contrarietà) misadventure, accident2) (disgrazia) mishap* * *disavventura/dizavven'tura/sostantivo f.1 (contrarietà) misadventure, accident2 (disgrazia) mishap; per disavventura as ill luck would have it. -
15 nieszczęś|cie
Ⅰ n 1. (tragedia) blow, disaster- śmierć mojej żony była dla nas wszystkich wielkim nieszczęściem my wife’s death came as a terrible blow to us all- nikt nie spodziewał się takiego nieszczęścia nobody expected such a disaster- to prawdziwe nieszczęście that’s a real tragedy- opuścić przyjaciół w nieszczęściu to leave friends to their fate- pomóc komuś w nieszczęściu to help sb in their time of need2. sgt (pech) bad luck, misfortune- miałem nieszczęście spotkać go na ulicy I had the misfortune to meet him in the street- to nieszczęście zobaczyć czarnego kota przebiegającego drogę it’s bad luck to see a black cat crossing your pathⅡ nieszczęściem adv. książk. unfortunately- nieszczęściem złamała nogę unfortunately, she broke her leg■ mieć (to) nieszczęście robić coś/być gdzieś to be unfortunate a. unlucky enough to do sth/be somewhere- na nieszczęście a. trzeba nieszczęścia, że… a. nieszczęście chciało, że… unfortunately- na nieszczęście wszystkie dzieci zachorowały naraz unfortunately all the children fell ill at the same time- na nieszczęście musiał mi się właśnie dzisiaj zepsuć samochód it’s just my luck the car broke down today- nie ma nieszczęścia there’s no (great) harm done, it’s nothing serious- jakby się nie udało, to też nie ma nieszczęścia there’s no harm done if it doesn’t work- nieszczęścia chodzą parami a. seriami przysł. it never rains but it pours, bad luck (always) comes in threes- nieszczęścia chodzą po ludziach przysł. accidents (will) happen, that’s life- wyglądać jak nieszczęście a. jak półtora nieszczęścia a. jak siedem nieszczęść a. jak sto nieszczęść to look a sorry sight a. the very picture of misery- idź się umyć, bo wyglądasz jak siedem nieszczęść go and wash yourself: you look the very picture of miseryThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nieszczęś|cie
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16 vouloir
vouloir [vulwaʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 311. <a. to want• qu'est-ce qu'ils veulent maintenant ? what do they want now?• je ne veux pas qu'il se croie obligé de... I don't want him to feel he has to...• que lui voulez-vous ? what do you want with him?• qu'est-ce qu'il me veut, celui-là ? (inf) what does he want from me?• s'il voulait, il pourrait être ministre if he wanted to, he could be a minister• que voulez-vous de moi ? what do you want from me?• j'en veux 1 000 € I want 1,000 euros for it(PROV) vouloir, c'est pouvoir(PROV) quand on veut, on peut(PROV) where there's a will there's a way• vouloir que qn fasse qch/que qch se fasse to want sb to do sth/sth to be doneb. ( = désirer, souhaiter) voulez-vous à boire ? would you like something to drink?• je voulais vous dire... I meant to tell you...• il voulait partir hier mais... he intended to leave yesterday but...• ça te dirait d'aller à la mer ? -- je veux ! (inf!) would you like to go to the seaside? -- that would be great! (inf)• ça va comme tu veux ? (inf) is everything all right?• bon, comme tu voudras all right, have it your own way• oui, si on veut ( = dans un sens, d'un côté) yes, if you like• est-ce que tu en veux ? [+ gâteau] would you like some?► que veux-tu ?• que veux-tu, c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien what can you do? that's the way it is and there's nothing we can do about it• que veux-tu que je te dise ? j'ai perdu what do you want me to say? I lost• je voudrais bien voir ça ! I'd like to see that!d. ( = consentir à) ils ne voulurent pas nous recevoir they wouldn't see us• je veux bien le faire (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind doing it ; (enthousiaste) I'm happy to do it• je veux bien qu'il vienne (s'il le faut vraiment) I don't mind if he comes ; (il n'y a pas d'inconvénient) I'm quite happy for him to come• tu veux bien leur dire que... would you please tell them that...• encore un peu de thé ? -- je veux bien more tea? -- yes, please• nous en parlerons plus tard, si vous le voulez bien we'll talk about it later, if you don't minde. (formules de politesse) voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance or l'amabilité de... would you be so kind as to...• voudriez-vous fermer la fenêtre ? would you mind closing the window?• si vous voulez bien me suivre this way, pleasef. (ordre) veux-tu te taire ! will you be quiet!g. ( = essayer de) to tryh. ( = s'attendre à) to expect• comment voulez-vous que je sache ? how should I know?• avec 1 000 € par mois, comment veux-tu qu'elle s'en sorte ? how do you expect her to manage on 1,000 euros a month?• que voulez-vous qu'on y fasse ? what do you expect us (or them etc) to do about it?i. ( = affirmer) to claim• une philosophie qui veut que l'homme soit... a philosophy which claims that man is...j. ( = requérir) to require• l'usage veut que... custom requires that...k. ( = faire) [destin, sort] le hasard voulut que... as luck would have it...l. (locutions)• il m'en veut beaucoup d'avoir fait cela he holds a tremendous grudge against me for having done that• tu ne m'en veux pas ? no hard feelings?• qu'est-ce que ça veut dire ? what does this mean?2. <• vouloir de qn/qch to want sb/sth3. <4. <* * *
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1. vulwaʀ1) ( exiger) to wantqu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent (colloq) encore? — what do they want now?
2) (désirer, souhaiter)que veux-tu boire? — what do you want to drink?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink?
je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre — I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply
il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir — wishing is not enough
tu veux que je te dise, c'est un escroc — I hate to say it, but he is a crook
sans le vouloir — [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally
‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’ - ‘comme tu veux or voudras’ — ‘what shall we do tonight?’ - ‘whatever you like, it's up to you’
tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que — you're not telling/trying to tell me that
après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? — do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?
que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! — what can you do, it's hopeless!
j'aurais voulu t'y voir! — (colloq) I'd like to have seen you in the same position!
3) ( accepter)voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire — fml would you be so kind as to do
voulez-vous répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît — would you repeat your question please
veuillez patienter — ( au téléphone) please hold the line
elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée — she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more
je veux bien qu'il soit malade mais — I know he's ill, but
‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’ - ‘si on veut!’ — ‘it's not expensive/difficult’ - ‘or so you say!’
4) ( signifier)qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?
5) ( prétendre)on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture — people tended to see him as a pioneering architect
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en vouloir verbe transitif indirect1) (colloq) ( être déterminé)il réussira, il en veut! — he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!
2) ( garder rancune)3) ( avoir des vues sur)
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se vouloir verbe pronominal1) ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be2) ( chercher à être) to try to be3) ( se reprocher)je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu — I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you
••vouloir c'est pouvoir — Proverbe where there's a will there's a way
II vulwaʀnom masculin Philosophie will* * *vulwaʀ1. vt1) (= exiger, désirer) to wantElle veut un vélo pour Noël. — She wants a bike for Christmas.
Elle en veux trois. — She wants three of them.
Je ne veux pas de dessert. — I don't want any pudding.
Il ne veut pas venir. — He doesn't want to come.
Voulez-vous du thé? — Would you like some tea?, Do you want some tea?
Je voudrais ceci. — I would like this one.
Je voudrais faire... — I would like to do...
On va au cinéma? - Si tu veux. — Shall we go to the cinema? - If you like.
sans le vouloir (= involontairement) — without meaning to, unintentionally
Je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir. — I upset him without meaning to.
2) [destin, circonstances]le hasard a voulu que... — as fate would have it,...
la tradition veut que... — Tradition has it that...
4) (= consentir)je veux bien (bonne volonté) — I'll be happy to, (concession) fair enough, that's fine, (en acceptant une proposition) I'd love to
Je veux bien le faire à ta place si ça t'arrange. — I don't mind doing it for you if you prefer.
Voulez-vous une tasse de thé? - Je veux bien. — Would you like a cup of tea? - Yes please.
5)en vouloir à qn (rancune) — to be angry at sb, to bear sb a grudge
Il m'en veut de ne pas l'avoir invité à mon anniversaire. — He's angry at me for not inviting him to my birthday party.
6)Il en veut à mon argent. — He's after my money.
oui, si on veut (= en quelque sorte) — yes, if you like
en vouloir (= être ambitieux) — to want to get on in life
vouloir de (= être prêt à accepter) — to want
La compagnie ne veut plus de lui. — The firm doesn't want him any more.
Elle ne veut pas de son aide. — She doesn't want his help.
mais enfin, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? — what's all this about then?
2. nmle bon vouloir de qn — sb's goodwill, sb's pleasure
* * *vouloir verb table: vouloirA nm Philos will; bon vouloir goodwill; dépendre du bon vouloir de qn to depend on sb's goodwill; attendre le bon vouloir de qn to wait at sb's pleasure sout.B vtr1 ( exiger) to want; je veux une voiture/une nouvelle secrétaire I want a car/a new secretary; elle veut partir/que tout soit fini avant 8 heures she wants to leave/everything finished by 8 o'clock; que voulez-vous d'elle? what do you want from her?; qu'est-ce qu'ils nous veulent○ encore? what more do they want of us?; il vend sa voiture, il en veut 3 000 euros he's selling his car, he wants 3,000 euros for it; comme le veut la loi/la coutume as the law/custom demands; le règlement voudrait que tu portes une cravate you're normally required to wear a tie; ⇒ fin;2 (désirer, souhaiter) que veux-tu boire/pour Noël? what do you want to drink/for Christmas?; ( plus poli) what would you like to drink/for Christmas?; comme tu veux or voudras as you wish; je voudrais un kilo de poires/vous parler en privé I'd like a kilo of pears/to speak to you in private; je comprends très bien que tu ne veuilles pas répondre I can quite understand that you may not wish to reply; tu vois que tu y arrives quand tu (le) veux you see you can do it when you really want to; il ne suffit pas de vouloir, il faut encore pouvoir wishing is not enough; ce n'était pas si difficile que ça, il suffisait de vouloir it wasn't that difficult, all you needed was the will to do it; elle veut/voudrait être astronaute she wants/would like to be an astronaut; je ne veux pas d'elle comme secrétaire I don't want her as a secretary; je ne veux pas de ce tableau dans ma chambre I don't want that picture in my room; je n'en veux pas, de ton argent! I don't want your money!; elle veut ton bonheur or que tu sois heureux she wants you to be happy; je voudrais bien rester/vous aider, mais I would like to stay/to help you, but; ils auraient bien voulu participer à la réunion d'hier they would have liked to have taken part in yesterday's meeting; je voudrais bien qu'on finisse avant la nuit I would like us to finish before tonight; nous aurions également voulu ajouter que we would also have liked to add that; je voulais vous dire que I wanted to tell you that; on dira ce qu'on voudra, c'était moins pollué avant they can say what they like, it was less polluted before; tu veux que je te dise? ton guide, c'est un escroc I hate to say it, but the guide is a crook; je ne voudrais pas vous déranger I don't want to put you out; sans vouloir te vexer, ton chapeau est un peu voyant without wanting to sound rude, your hat is a bit garish; sans le vouloir [bousculer, révéler] by accident; [se retrouver] accidentally; il m'a fait mal sans le vouloir he hurt me unintentionally ou without meaning to; viens quand tu veux come whenever you want ou like; fais comme tu veux, mais ne me dérange pas tout le temps! do what you like ou want, but don't keep bothering me all the time!; ‘qu'est-ce qu'on fait ce soir?’-‘comme tu veux or voudras’ ‘what shall we do tonight?’-‘whatever you like, it's up to you’; que tu le veuilles ou non whether you like it or not; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de son mari she twists her husband around her little finger; elle fait ce qu'elle veut de ses mains she can do anything with her hands; je ne vous veux aucun mal I don't wish you any harm; tu ne veux/voudrais pas me faire croire que you're not telling/trying to tell me that; après ce qu'il a fait, tu voudrais que je lui fasse confiance? do you expect me to trust him after what he's done?; comment voulez-vous qu'on travaille dans ces conditions? how do you expect people to work in these conditions?; que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want ou expect me to do about it?; que veux-tu que je te dise? c'est de ta faute! what do you expect me to say? it's your fault!; comment veux-tu qu'elle résiste? how could she resist?; comment veux-tu que je le sache? how should I know?; pourquoi voudrais-tu qu'il refuse? why should he refuse?; c'est la vie, que voulez-vous! what can you do, that's life!; que veux-tu, on n'y peut rien! what can you do, it's hopeless!; j'aurais voulu t'y voir○! I'd like to have seen you in the same position!; tu l'auras voulu! it'll be all your own fault!; ⇒ beurre, peau, voilà;3 ( accepter) voulez-vous (bien) fermer la fenêtre/me prêter votre stylo? would you mind closing the window/lending me your pen?; vous voudrez bien renvoyer le formulaire please return the form; tu voudras bien leur transmettre ce message will you please give them this message; voudriez-vous avoir l'obligeance de faire fml would you be so kind as to do; demander à or prier qn de bien vouloir faire fml to ask sb to be so kind as to do, to ask sb kindly to do sout; on voudra bien se référer aux ouvrages suivants please refer to the following works; voudrais-tu aller m'acheter le journal, s'il te plaît would you go and buy me the paper, please; voulez-vous or veuillez répéter votre question, s'il vous plaît would you repeat your question please; veuillez patienter ( au téléphone) please hold the line; si vous le voulez bien, nous commencerons sans lui if you don't mind, we'll start without him; si vous voulez bien me suivre if you'd like to follow me; si vous voulez bien de moi comme quatrième au bridge if you'll have me as a fourth at bridge; veux-tu (bien) te taire! will you (please) be quiet!; ils ont bien voulu nous prêter leur voiture they were kind enough to lend us their car; elle a bien voulu leur accorder une entrevue she was kind enough to grant them an interview; nous vous remercions d'avoir bien voulu faire thank you for doing; elle n'a pas voulu signer she would not sign; le bois ne veut pas brûler the wood won't burn; le moteur ne veut pas partir the engine won't start; ma blessure ne veut pas guérir my wound won't heal; tout le monde attendait qu'elle veuille (bien) se montrer everyone was waiting for her to put in an appearance; elle veut bien prendre ce poste à condition d'être mieux payée she's happy to take the job on condition that she's paid more; je veux bien te croire I'm quite prepared to believe you; ( plus réticent) I'd like to believe you; si l'on veut bien admettre/se rappeler que if one accepts/remembers that; il était mieux informé (des faits) qu'il ne veut bien le dire he knew more about it than he's prepared to admit; je veux bien croire que la vie est dure, mais I know life is hard, but; je veux bien qu'il soit malade/qu'ils fassent grève, mais I know he's ill/they're on strike, but; ‘ça s'est bien passé?’-‘si on veut’ ‘did it go well?’-‘so-so○’; ‘ce n'est pas cher/difficile’-‘si on veut!’ ‘it's not expensive/difficult’-‘or so you say!’; ‘c'était plus confortable avant!’-‘si tu veux, mais’ ‘it was more comfortable before!’-‘maybe, but’;4 ( signifier) vouloir dire to mean; que veux-tu dire? what do you mean?; qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? ( signification) what does that mean?; ( attitude) what's all this about?; pour moi, ça ne veut rien dire it means nothing to me; et alors, ça veut dire quoi de bousculer les gens comme ça○? hey, what do you mean by pushing people like that?; ça veut tout simplement dire qu'on va payer plus d'impôts it simply means we're going to pay higher taxes; que voulez-vous dire par là? what (exactly) do you mean by that?; tu ne veux pas dire qu'il est médecin? you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor ?; ça voudrait dire tout refaire that would mean doing everything all over again;5 ( prétendre) la légende veut que legend has it that; comme le veut la légende/tradition as legend/tradition has it; leur théorie veut que according to their theory; on a voulu voir en lui un pionnier de l'architecture people tended to see him as a pioneering architect.C en vouloir vtr ind1 ○( être déterminé) to want to get on; il réussira, il en veut! he wants to get on, and he'll succeed!; ce sont de bons élèves/soldats, et qui en veulent they are good students/soldiers who want to get on;2 ( garder rancune) en vouloir à qn to bear a grudge against sb; je leur en veux de m'avoir trompé I hold it against them for not being honest with me; ne m 'en veux pas si je remets notre rendez-vous please forgive me if I put off our meeting;3 ( avoir des vues sur) en vouloir à qch to be after sth; elle en veut à notre fortune she's after our money.D se vouloir vpr1 ( prétendre être) [personne] to like to think of oneself as; [ouvrage, théorie, méthode] to be meant to be; ils se veulent pacifistes/rassurants they like to think of themselves as pacifists/as being reassuring; mon livre se veut objectif/à la portée de tous my book is meant to be objective/accessible to all;2 ( chercher à être) to try to be; les dirigeants se sont voulus conciliants the leaders tried to be conciliatory;3 ( se reprocher) s'en vouloir to be cross with oneself; s'en vouloir de to regret; je m'en veux d'avoir été si dur avec elle/de ne pas l'avoir écoutée I really regret being so hard on her/not listening to her; je m'en serais voulu de ne pas vous avoir prévenu I would never have forgiven myself if I hadn't warned you; il ne faut pas vous en vouloir, ce n'était pas de votre faute! you mustn't blame yourself, it wasn't your fault!vouloir c'est pouvoir Prov, quand on veut, on peut where there's a will there's a way; je veux○! you bet○!I[vulwar] nom masculinII[vulwar] verbe transitifA.[AVOIR POUR BUT]1. [être décidé à obtenir] to wantje le ferai, que tu le veuilles ou non I'll do it, whether you like it or notquand elle veut quelque chose, elle le veut! when she's decided she wants something, she's determined (to get it)!lui, j'en fais (tout) ce que je veux I've got him eating out of my handelle veut récupérer son enfant/être reçue par le ministre she's determined to get her child back/that the Minister should see herarrangez-vous comme vous voulez, mais je veux être livré demain I don't mind how you do it but I insist the goods are delivered tomorrowje ne veux pas entendre parler de ça! I won't hear of it ou such a thing!à ton âge, pourquoi vouloir faire le jeune homme? at your age, why do you try to act like a young man?que veux-tu de moi?, qu'est-ce que tu me veux? what do you want from me?quand tu veux, tu fais très bien la cuisine you can cook beautifully when you put your mind to itvouloir, c'est pouvoir (proverbe) , quand on veut, on peut where there's a will, there's a way (proverbe)2. [prétendre - suj: personne] to claim3. [avoir l'intention de]vouloir faire quelque chose to want ou to intend ou to mean to do somethingsans vouloir me mêler de tes affaires/te contredire... I don't want to interfere/to contradict you but...je l'ai vexé sans le vouloir I offended him unintentionally ou without meaning toje ne voudrais surtout pas t'empêcher de voir ton match! I wouldn't dream of preventing you from watching the match!vouloir dire: il ne s'est pas ennuyé ce soir-là — que veux-tu dire par là? he had some fun that night — what do you mean by that ou what are you getting at?vous voulez dire qu'on l'a tuée? do you mean ou are you suggesting (that) she was killed?4. [essayer de]vouloir faire to want ou to try to doen voulant la sauver, il s'est noyé he drowned in his attempt ou trying to rescue her5. [s'attendre à] to expecttu voudrais peut-être aussi que je te remercie! you don't expect to be thanked into the bargain, do you?que veux-tu que j'y fasse? what do you want me to do about it?, what can I do about it?que voulez-vous que je vous dise? what can I say?, what do you want me to say?6. (familier) [sexuellement] to wantB.[PRÉFÉRER, SOUHAITER]jus d'ananas ou d'orange? — ce que tu veux! pineapple or orange juice? — whatever ou I don't mind!on prend ma voiture ou la tienne? — c'est comme tu veux shall we take my car or yours? — as you wish ou please ou likeje pourrai revenir? — bien sûr, quand vous voulez! may I come again? — of course, any time ou whenever you want!tu peux dessiner une maison si tu veux you could draw a house, if you liketu l'as ou l'auras voulu! you asked for it!2. [dans une suggestion] to wantveux-tu de l'aide? do you want ou would you like some help?voudriez-vous vous joindre à nous? would you care ou like to join us?3. [dans un souhait]j'aurais tellement voulu être avec vous I'd have so much liked ou loved to have been with youquand tu me parles, je te voudrais un autre ton (soutenu) please don't use that tone when you're talking to mealler au match sans avoir rangé ta chambre, je voudrais bien voir ça! (ironique) whatever gave you the idea (that) you could go to the match without tidying up your room first?4. [dans une demande polie]veuillez avoir l'obligeance de... would you kindly ou please...veuillez vous retirer, Marie you may go now, Marievoudriez-vous avoir l'amabilité de me prêter votre crayon? would you be so kind as to lend me your pencil?je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'envoyer votre brochure I should be glad to receive your brochure5. [dans un rappel à l'ordre]ne m'interromps pas, tu veux!, veuille bien ne pas m'interrompre! will you please not interrupt me?, would you mind not interrupting me?un peu de respect, tu veux (bien) a bit less cheek, if you don't mind!C.[SUJET: CHOSE]1. [se prêter à, être en état de]2. [exiger] to requirela tradition voulait que... it was a tradition that...la dignité de notre profession veut que... the dignity of our profession demands that...[prétendre]3. [déterminer - suj: destin, hasard, malheur]la chance a voulu que... as luck would have it...le calendrier a voulu que cela tombe un lundi it fell on a Monday, as it so happened4. [s'efforcer de]le décor veut évoquer une ferme normande the decor strives ou tries to suggest a Normandy farmhouse5.a. [avoir comme sens propre] to meanb. [avoir comme implication] to mean, to suggestje me demande ce que veut dire ce changement d'attitude I wonder what the meaning of this turn-around is ou what this turn-around meansça veut bien dire ce que ça veut dire! it's clear ou plain enough!tu vas m'obéir, non mais, qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? (familier) for goodness's sake will you do as I say!D.[LOCUTIONS] [consenti, accepter]bien vouloir: bien vouloir faire quelque chose to be willing ou to be prepared ou to be quite happy to do somethingje veux bien être patient, mais il y a des limites! I can be patient, but there are limits!un petit café? — oui, je veux bien fancy a coffee? — yes pleasepoussons jusqu'à la prochaine ville — moi je veux bien, mais il est tard! let's go on to the next town — I don't mind, but it is late!bien vouloir [admettre]: je veux bien qu'il y ait des restrictions budgétaires mais... I understand (that) there are cuts in the budget but...je veux bien avoir des défauts, mais pas celui-là granted, I have some shortcomings, but that isn't one of themil a dit nous avoir soutenus, moi je veux bien, mais le résultat est là! he said he supported us, OK ou and that may be so, but look at the result!j'accepte ses humeurs, que veux-tu! I (just) put up with his moods, what can I do?si tu veux, si vous voulez more or less, if you like————————vouloir de verbe plus préposition1. [être prêt à accepter]vouloir de quelqu'un/quelque chose to want somebody/something2. (locution)a. [elle a de l'ambition] she wants to make it ou to winb. [elle a de l'application] she's dead keenil faut en vouloir pour réapprendre à marcher you need a lot of determination to learn to walk againen vouloir à quelqu'un [éprouver de la rancune] to bear ou to have a grudge against somebodyje ne l'ai pas fait exprès, ne m'en veux pas I didn't do it on purpose, don't be cross with medécidément, ton chien m'en veut your dog's definitely got something against meen vouloir à quelque chose [vouloir le détruire] to seek to damage somethingqui peut en vouloir à ma vie/réputation? who could wish me dead/would want to damage my reputation?————————se vouloir verbe pronominal intransitifle livre se veut une satire de l'aristocratie allemande the book claims ou is supposed to be a satire on the German aristocracy————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) to be angry ou annoyed with oneself————————s'en vouloir verbe pronominalen veux-tu en voilà locution adverbiale(familier) [en abondance]————————si l'on veut locution adverbiale1. [approximativement] if you like2. [pour exprimer une réserve]il est fidèle... si l'on veut! he's faithful... after a fashion! -
17 fortune
fortune [fɔʀtyn]feminine nouna. ( = richesse) fortune• connaître des fortunes diverses (sujet pluriel) to enjoy varying fortunes ; (sujet singulier) to have varying luck* * *fɔʀtyn1) ( richesse) fortune2) ( chance)3) ( destinée) fortunes (pl)4)de fortune — ( improvisé) makeshift (épith)
••* * *fɔʀtyn nf1)2)de fortune (abri) — makeshift, (compagnon) chance modif
Ils ont traversé la rivière sur un radeau de fortune. — They crossed the river on a makeshift raft.
* * *fortune nf1 ( richesse) fortune; fortune personnelle/considérable personal/considerable fortune; véritable/petite fortune real/small fortune; grandes fortunes large fortunes; fortune estimée à plus de dix millions fortune estimated at more than ten million; valoir une fortune to be worth a fortune; dépenser une fortune to spend a fortune (à faire doing; pour, en on); faire fortune to make a fortune (dans in; en faisant doing); faire fortune en Amérique to make one's fortune in America; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; une des plus grosses fortunes du Venezuela one of Venezuela's wealthiest people;2 ( chance) (bonne) fortune good fortune; avoir la (bonne) fortune de faire/d'avoir fait to have the good fortune to do/to have done; profiter de sa bonne fortune to make the most of one's good fortune; mauvaise fortune bad luck; ⇒ audacieux;3 ( destinée) fortunes (pl); fortune d'un parti/club fortunes of a party/club; avec une fortune diverse, avec des fortunes diverses with varying fortunes; fortune d'un mot/d'un film/d'un artiste fortunes of a word/of a film/of an artist;faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur to put on a brave face.[fɔrtyn] nom fémininil a eu la bonne ou l'heureuse fortune de la connaître he was fortunate enough to know heril a eu la mauvaise fortune de tomber malade he was unlucky enough ou he had the misfortune to fall ill3. (littéraire) [sort] fortune————————de fortune locution adjectivale[lit] makeshift[installation, réparation] temporary————————sans fortune locution adjectivale -
18 disdetta
f law noticefig bad luck* * *disdetta s.f.1 (dir.) notice: il padrone di casa mi ha dato la disdetta, my landlord has given me notice to quit // (comm.) disdetta di un ordine, cancellation of an order2 ( sfortuna) bad luck, misfortune: abbiamo avuto la disdetta di incontrarlo in vacanza, we had the misfortune to meet him on holiday // che disdetta!, what rotten luck!* * *[diz'detta]sostantivo femminile1) (scioglimento di contratto) notice of cancellation; (di merce) cancellation2) (sfortuna)* * *disdetta/diz'detta/sostantivo f.1 (scioglimento di contratto) notice of cancellation; (di merce) cancellation; dare la disdetta a un inquilino to give a tenant a notice of termination2 (sfortuna) che disdetta! too bad! what rotten luck! -
19 горе
си в го́ре, и в ра́дости — through thick and thin
умере́ть от го́ря — to die of grief
топи́ть го́ре в вине́ — to drown one's sorrows in drink
я помогу́ ва́шему го́рю — I can alleviate your sorrow
на своё го́ре она́ потеря́ла ключ — she had the misfortune to lose her key
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20 cenicienta
adj.&f.feminine of CENICIENTO.f.Cinderella, Cinders.* * *1 dogsbody, skivvy2 la Cenicienta Cinderella* * *SF* * *femenino drudge* * *Ex. For some reason, there is a tendency for public libraries to become the poor relations of the library world.----* Cenicienta, la = Cinderella.* corneja cenicienta = hooded crow.* * *femenino drudge* * *la Cenicienta(n.) = CinderellaEx: Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
Ex: For some reason, there is a tendency for public libraries to become the poor relations of the library world.
* Cenicienta, la = Cinderella.* corneja cenicienta = hooded crow.* * *drudge, dogsbody ( BrE)la Cenicienta Cinderellaes la cenicienta de la casa she does all the dirty work around the house* * *
Multiple Entries:
Cenicienta
cenicienta
cenicienta sustantivo femenino
drudge;
Cenicienta sustantivo femenino Cinderella
' cenicienta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Cenicienta
English:
Cinderella
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* * *cenicienta nf1.(la) Cenicienta [personaje] Cinderella2. [persona, equipo]es la cenicienta de la casa she's the person who does all the work in the house;la selección coreana es la cenicienta del grupo the Korean squad are regarded as the makeweights o minnows of the group* * *f Cinderella
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