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1 misfortune
[mɪs'fɔːtʃən]nnieszczęście nt* * *[mis'fo: ən]((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) pech -
2 adversity
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3 blow
[bləu] 1. pt blew, pp blown, n ( lit, fig)cios m2. vi 3. vtPhrasal Verbs:- blow off- blow out- blow up* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) cios, uderzenie2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) ciosII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) dmuchać2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) dmuchnąć3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) zatrzasnąć się, przesuwać się pod wpływem wiatru4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) dmuchać5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) zadąć•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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4 calamity
[kə'læmɪtɪ]nkatastrofa f, klęska f* * *[kə'læməti]plural - calamities; noun(a great misfortune: It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.) klęska -
5 comfort
['kʌmfət] 1. n( physical) wygoda f; (luxury, freedom from anxiety) komfort m; ( cosolation) pociecha f, otucha f- comforts2. vt* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) wygoda2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) pociecha•- comfortably
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6 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) obarczony, obciążony -
7 evil
['iːvl] 1. adj 2. nzło nt* * *['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) zły2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) zło2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) zło•- evil-- evilly
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8 it serves you etc right
(you etc deserve your misfortune etc: He has done no work so it will serve him right if he fails his exam.) -
9 mischance
[mɪs'tʃɑːns]n( bad luck) pech m; ( misfortune) nieszczęście nt* * *((a piece of) bad luck.) pech -
10 snigger
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11 woe
[wəu]n( sorrow) żałość f; ( misfortune) nieszczęście nt* * *[wəu]((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) niedola- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegone
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