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  • 41 как нарочно

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > как нарочно

  • 42 к несчастью

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > к несчастью

  • 43 как на грех

    разг.
    unfortunately; as if on purpose; cf. as bad (ill) luck would have it; to crown it all; just my (his, her, etc.) luck!

    Захотелось покурить,... но я, как на грех, забыл спички у кочегара. (А. Новиков-Прибой, По-тёмному) — I wanted to smoke... but as bad luck would have it, I had left my matches with the stokers.

    Эта неделя не шла, а вязла, застревала, цепляясь всеми своими подробностями. И работа, как на грех, не ладилась. (И. Грекова, Без улыбок) — The week wasn't going by, it was getting stuck, hung up, bogged down in all its details. And my work was going badly, as if on purpose.

    В понедельник, как на грех, случилось на трассе несчастье - прорвало дамбу на готовом участке. В четверг Фефлов уже сдавал дела. (Ю. Трифонов, Утоление жажды) — On Monday - just his luck! - there was an accident on the canal - a dike gave on the completed sector. On Thursday Feflov had to turn over his duties to his successor.

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как на грех

  • 44 ulykke

    accident, calamity, disaster, downfall, misadventure
    * * *
    (en -r)
    ( ulykkestilfælde) accident ( fx he has had an accident; he was killed in an accident),
    ( større) disaster,
    ( mere omfattende) catastrophe,
    (F el. spøg.) calamity ( fx the murder of the President was a public calamity; it would be a calamity if I lost it);
    ( mere generelt, F) misfortune ( fx it was his misfortune to marry the wrong woman; the early loss of his parents was a great misfortune);
    ( modgang) trouble,
    F adversity ( fx show courage in adversity);
    ( nød) distress,
    ( elendighed, sorg) misery;
    ( skade) harm ( fx I see no harm in that; where is the harm in that);
    ( uheld) bad luck ( fx it has brought me nothing but bad luck);
    [ ulykken er at] the trouble is that, the unfortunate thing is that;
    [ det betyder ulykke] it is bad luck ( fx to break a mirror), it brings one bad luck ( fx breaking a mirror brings one seven years' bad luck);
    [ grim som en ulykke] ugly as sin;
    [ gøre en ulykke på sig selv] do away with oneself;
    [ det blev hans ulykke] it ruined him (el. his life);
    [ det har været hans ulykke] that has been his misfortune;
    [ bringe én i ulykke] get somebody into trouble;
    [ komme i ulykke] get into trouble;
    [ en ulykke kommer sjældent alene] misfortunes rarely (, oftest dog: never) come singly;
    [ lave ulykker] do harm,
    ( om barn) make mischief;
    [ ulykken er ikke så stor] there is no great harm done;
    [ til al ulykke] as ill-luck would have it, unfortunately.

    Danish-English dictionary > ulykke

  • 45 chc|ieć

    impf (chciał, chcieli) Ⅰ vt 1. (mieć chęć, ochotę) to want
    - chcieć chleba/spokoju to want some bread/some peace
    - chcieć mieć dziecko to want a child
    - chcieć dla kogoś zdrowia/szczęścia to wish sb health/happiness
    - chcieć dobrze to mean well
    - chcieć jak najlepiej to want what’s best (dla kogoś for sb)
    - wiesz, że ojciec chce jak najlepiej you know father only wants what’s best
    - chcieć, żeby było lepiej to want things to be better, to wish things were better
    - chcieć coś robić to want to do sth
    - chcę iść do kina/wyjechać/studiować prawo/być dobrym ojcem I want to a. I’d like to go to the cinema/to go away/to study law/to be a good father
    - chcecie może herbaty? maybe you’d like some tea?
    - nie chciała go za męża she didn’t want to marry him a. want him for a husband
    - chcesz dostać w ucho? pot. do you want a clout round the ear? pot.
    - mogą zostać na noc, jeśli chcą they can stay the night if they like a. want
    - rób, co chcesz, wolno ci do what you want a. like, you’re a free person
    - chciała, żeby córka poszła w jej ślady she wanted her daughter to follow in her footsteps
    - chcę, żebyś potrzymała to przez sekundę I want a. I’d like you to hold this for a second
    - nie chcę, żebyś wychodził tak często I don’t want you going out a. to go out so often
    - chcę/chciałam/chciałabym cię o coś prosić I want/I wanted/I’d like to ask you a favour
    - chcę/chciałem/chciałbym serdecznie powitać wszystkich widzów I want/I’d like to give a warm welcome to everyone in the audience
    - na zakończenie chciałbym powiedzieć… to round off I’d like to say…
    - chcieliby skończyć (to) do piątku they’d like to finish (it) by Friday
    - nie wiem, czy jesteśmy tutaj chciani I don’t know if we’re wanted a. welcome here
    2. (domagać się, żądać) to want
    - robotnicy chcą podwyżek płac the workers want better wages
    - bezrobotni chcą pracy the unemployed want work
    - chciał, żebym mu oddał pożyczone książki he wanted me to return the books I’d borrowed
    - czego ode mnie chcesz, daj mi spokój! what do you want from me, leave me alone!
    3. (zamierzać) to want to
    - chcieć coś robić to want to do sth, to be going to do sth
    - chciał mnie uderzyć! he was going to hit me!
    - chciał wyskoczyć, ale go przytrzymałem he wanted to a. was going to jump out, but I stopped him
    - właśnie chcieć coś robić to be (just) about to do sth, to be just going to do sth
    - właśnie chciałem wyjść, gdy zadzwonił telefon I was just about to go out a. just going out when the phone rang
    4. (o rzeczach nieżywotnych) nie chcieć to not want to
    - samochód nie chce (mi) zapalić the car doesn’t want to start a. won’t start
    - wtyczka nie chce wejść the plug doesn’t want to go in a. won’t go in
    - rana nie chce się goić the wound doesn’t want to heal up a. won’t heal up
    - fotel nie chciał wejść do windy the armchair wouldn’t go in a. didn’t go into the lift
    Ⅱ chcieć się v imp. chce mi się jeść I feel like eating something, I feel hungry
    - chce mi się pić I’m thirsty, I feel thirsty
    - chce mi się spać I feel sleepy, I want to (go to) sleep
    - tak mi było smutno, że chciało mi się płakać I was so sad I wanted to cry a. felt like crying
    - jest tak ładnie, że chciałoby się pójść na spacer it’s so nice, it makes you want to go for a walk
    - chce ci się iść taki kawał? do you really want to go all that way?
    - nie chce mu się uczyć he won’t study, he’s not interested in school
    - ludziom nie chce się pracować people don’t want to work
    - zupełnie mi się nie chce jeść I don’t feel at all hungry
    - nie chciało mi się I didn’t feel like it a. want to
    ■ chcąc nie chcąc pot. like it or not
    - chcąc nie chcąc musiałem iść do sklepu like it or not I had to go to the shop
    - chcąc nie chcąc poszła na spacer, bo musiała wyprowadzić psa like it or not, she went for a walk because she had to take the dog out
    - co/cóż chcesz? pot. what do you expect?
    - czego tu chcesz? pot. what are you doing here?, what do you want (here)?
    - „czego tu chcesz? zabieraj się stąd!” ‘what are you doing here? clear off!’ pot.
    - jak (sobie) chcesz please yourself, (you) do what(ever) you want
    - nie idziesz? jak sobie chcesz aren’t you coming? please a. suit yourself
    - „rezygnuję z tej pracy” – „jak chcesz, ale jeszcze się zastanów” ‘I’m giving up this a. that job’ – ‘that’s up to you a. it’s your decision, but I’d think about it if I were you’
    - …jak chce autor …as the author would have it
    - jak chce legenda/zwyczaj according to legend/custom
    - los a. traf a. pech chciał, że… as luck would have it…
    - los chciał, że spotkali się tego dnia jeszcze raz as luck would have it, they met again that day; they were fated to meet once more that day
    - chcieć to móc przysł. where there’s a will there’s a way przysł.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chc|ieć

  • 46 disavventura

    f misadventure
    * * *
    1 ( contrarietà) mishap, unlucky accident: un viaggio pieno di disavventure, a journey full of mishaps
    2 ( 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 femminile
    1) (contrarietà) misadventure, accident
    2) (disgrazia) mishap
    * * *
    disavventura
    /dizavven'tura/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (contrarietà) misadventure, accident
     2 (disgrazia) mishap; per disavventura as ill luck would have it.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > disavventura

  • 47 Б-45

    НА БЕДУ (чью) PrepP Invar sent adv usu. parenth)) (in refer, to an action or event) resulting in undesirable consequences (for s.o. or o.s.): toone's ( s.o. fc) misfortune unluckily (unfortunately) (for one ( s.o.)) to one's (s.o.'s) cost (in limited contexts) as luck would have it.
    «Множество лет тому назад, на мою беду, в дом ко мне пришел бродячий художник и стал умирать от лихорадки» (Искандер 5). "Many years ago, to my misfortune, a wandering artist came to my house and began dying of a fever" (5a).
    Надобно было, на мою беду, чтоб вежливейший из генералов всех русских армий стал при мне говорить о войне (Герцен 1). Unluckily for me this most courteous of the generals of all the Russian armies had to begin speaking of the war in my presence (1a).
    Они ещё пуще обиделись и начали меня неприлично за это ругать, а я... на беду себе, чтобы поправить обстоятельства, тут и рассказал очень образованный анекдот про Пирона... Они взяли да меня и высекли» (Достоевский 1). "...They got even more offended and began scolding me indecently, and I, unfortunately, tried to make things better by telling a very educated anecdote about Pi-ron....Then they up and thrashed me" (1a).
    «Так, так научилась Параня, на свою беду, курить» (Абрамов 1). "Oh yes, that's how Paranya learned to smoke-to her cost" (1a).
    Б.Л. (Пастернак) сказал, что теперь он уже обязательно хочет посмотреть спектакль и не примет никаких отговорок. На беду заболела исполнительница главной роли Л.И. Добржанская и спектакли были отменены (Гладков 1). Не (Pasternak) said I really must take him to see it (the production of my play) now, and he would not accept any excuses. But as luck would have it, the actress playing the leading part, L.I. Dobrzhanskaya, was ill at that moment and performances had been cancelled (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-45

  • 48 на беду

    [PrepP; Invar; sent adv (usu. parenth)]
    =====
    ⇒ (in refer, to an action or event) resulting in undesirable consequences (for s.o. oro.s.):
    - to one's (s.o.'s) misfortune;
    - unluckily (unfortunately) (for one < s.o.>);
    - to one's < s.o.'s> cost;
    - [in limited contexts] as luck would have it.
         ♦ "Множество лет тому назад, на мою беду, в дом ко мне пришел бродячий художник и стал умирать от лихорадки" (Искандер 5). "Many years ago, to my misfortune, a wandering artist came to my house and began dying of a fever" (5a).
         ♦ Надобно было, на мою беду, чтоб вежливейший из генералов всех русских армий стал при мне говорить о войне (Герцен 1). Unluckily for me this most courteous of the generals of all the Russian armies had to begin speaking of the war in my presence (1a).
         ♦ "Они ещё пуще обиделись и начали меня неприлично за это ругать, а я... на беду себе, чтобы поправить обстоятельства, тут и рассказал очень образованный анекдот про Пирона... Они взяли да меня и высекли" (Достоевский 1). "...They got even more offended and began scolding me indecently, and I, unfortunately, tried to make things better by telling a very educated anecdote about Piron....Then they up and thrashed me" (1a).
         ♦ "Так, так научилась Параня, на свою беду, курить" (Абрамов 1). "Oh yes, that's how Paranya learned to smoke - to her cost" (1a).
         ♦ Б.Л. [Пастернак] сказал, что теперь он уже обязательно хочет посмотреть спектакль и не примет никаких отговорок. На беду заболела исполнительница главной роли Л.И. Добржанская и спектакли были отменены (Гладков 1). Не [Pasternak] said I really must take him to see it [the production of my play] now, and he would not accept any excuses. But as luck would have it, the actress playing the leading part, L.I. Dobrzhanskaya, was ill at that moment and performances had been cancelled (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на беду

  • 49 счастье

    с.
    1. happiness
    2. ( удача) luck, good fortune, a piece of good fortune / luck

    ♢ к счастью — fortunately, luckily

    иметь счастье (+ инф.) — be lucky / fortunate enough (+ to inf.), have the good fortune (+ to inf.)

    на наше счастье — luckily for us, to our good fortune, fortunately, luckily

    дать руку на счастье — give* one's hand for luck

    ваше счастье, что вы не опоздали — you are lucky not to be late

    Русско-английский словарь Смирнитского > счастье

  • 50 счастье

    с.
    1) (чувство благополучия, наслаждения) happiness
    2) ( удача) luck, good fortune, a piece of good fortune / luck

    пожела́ть сча́стья — wish good luck

    3) предик. (+ что) it is fortunate (that)

    како́е сча́стье, что вы здесь — how fortunate it is that you are her

    ••

    вое́нное сча́стье — fortunes of war pl

    име́ть сча́стье (+ инф.) — be lucky / fortunate enough (+ to inf), have the good fortune (+ to inf)

    на на́ше сча́стье в знач. вводн. сл. — luckily for us, to our good fortune, fortunately, luckily

    к сча́стью [по сча́стью] в знач. вводн. сл. — fortunately, luckily; as luck would have it

    на сча́стье — for luck

    ва́ше сча́стье — you are lucky

    ва́ше сча́стье, что вы не опозда́ли — you are lucky not to be late

    не́ было бы сча́стья, да несча́стье помогло́ погов. — ≈ there's a silver lining to the cloud

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > счастье

  • 51 tilfælde

    accident, case, chance, coincidence, contingency, fluke
    * * *
    (et -) case (af of, fx a case of mistaken identity; it is different in my case),
    ( forekomst) instance ( fx the commission found many instances of abuse);
    ( sygdomstilfælde) case ( fx a bad case of malaria),
    ( anfald) attack ( fx of malaria; a slight attack of influenza),
    ( kort, pludseligt) fit ( fx an apoplectic fit);
    T have a fit;
    ( hændelse) occurrence ( fx a strange (, an unfortunate) occurrence),
    F incident ( fx a strange incident),
    ( træf) chance ( fx a lucky chance),
    ( sammentræf) coincidence;
    [ et rent tilfælde] the merest chance, a mere coincidence;
    [ det er et tilfælde der ser ud som en tanke] it looks as if it was done on purpose;
    ( kendsgerning) case, fact ( fx if that is the case; if that is a fact);
    [ det er ikke tilfældet] that is not the case; that is not true;
    (dvs skæbnen etc) chance ( fx chance threw them together);
    [ lade tilfældet råde] leave everything to chance, trust to luck;
    [ tilfældet ville at vi mødtes] chance would have it that we met, as luck would have it we met;
    [ med præp:]
    [ for det tilfælde at de kommer] in case they (should) come;
    [ for alle tilfældes skyld] (just) in case, to be on the safe side;
    [ for tilfældet] for the occasion;
    [ lave noget for tilfældet] improvise something;
    [ i bedste (el. heldigste) tilfælde] at best; even at the best of times;
    [ i begge tilfælde] in both cases, in either case;
    [ i bekræftende tilfælde, i så tilfælde] if so, in that case;
    [ i hvert tilfælde] at any rate ( fx he is at any rate on our side), at least ( fx or so at least he said himself), anyway, anyhow ( fx
    anyway, he is reliable, that is the main thing); in any case, at all events;
    [ i 9 af 10 tilfælde] in 9 cases out of 10;
    [ i påkommende tilfælde] should the occasion arise;
    [ i værste tilfælde] at worst, if the worst comes to the worst;
    (se også påkommende, vis, værst);
    F in case of ( fx fire), in the event of ( fx his death);
    (dvs hvis) if ( fx if the door is not locked),
    ( for det tilfældes skyld) in case ( fx I'll wait here in case they should come);
    [ i det tilfælde] in that case (el. event);
    [ vi er i det heldige tilfælde at vi kan hjælpe Dem] we are in the fortunate position of being able to help you;
    [ i dette tilfælde] in this case;
    [ ved et tilfælde] by chance, by accident;
    [ ved et heldigt tilfælde] by some fortunate chance, by a happy coincidence.

    Danish-English dictionary > tilfælde

  • 52 aksilik

    "1. an unfortunate incident, misfortune, hitch. 2. crossness, obstinacy, peevishness. - bu ya! I would have to...!/As misfortune would have it,..../As bad luck would have it,...: Fakat aksilik bu ya, o sırada öğretmen içeri girdi. The teacher would have to come at just that moment. - çıkmak to have a difficulty come up. - etmek to be obstinate, be stubborn; to raise difficulties. -i tutmak suddenly to get obstinate; to have a fit of obstinacy. -i üstünde in a bad mood, cross, peevish, grumpy."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > aksilik

  • 53 как на грех

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > как на грех

  • 54 Н-31

    КАК (БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО) НА-РОЧНО coll (как etc 4- AdvP these forms only adv often parenth fixed WO
    (used to express annoyance, chagrin) unfortunately, as if intentionally to disrupt s.o. 's plans
    as (ill (bad)) luck would have it
    as if (though) on purpose as if in spite as if to spite s.o.
    Как нарочно, это случилось в ту самую пору, когда страсть к законодательству приняла в нашем отечестве размеры чуть-чуть не опасные... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As luck would have it, this happened at the time when the passion for lawmaking had assumed almost dangerous proportions in our fatherland (I a)
    Пробравшись в жилые покои, он, в темноте, прошел в ее спальню, в которой горела лампада. И, как нарочно, обе горничные ее девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку... (Достоевский 1). Stealing into her apartments, he made his way through the darkness to her bedroom, where an icon lamp was burning. Her two maids, as if on purpose, had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house... (1a).
    Анна Андреевна:) Экая досада! как нарочно, ни души! (Гоголь 4). (А.А.) Oh, it's so annoying! Not a soul about-as if to spite me (4f).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Н-31

  • 55 будто нарочно

    • КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> НАРОЧНО coll
    [ как etc + AdvP; these forms only; adv; often parenth; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to express annoyance, chagrin) unfortunately, as if intentionally to disrupt s.o.'s plans:
    - as (ill < bad>) luck would have it;
    - as if to spite s.o.
         ♦ Как нарочно, это случилось в ту самую пору, когда страсть к законодательству приняла в нашем отечестве размеры чуть-чуть не опасные... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As luck would have it, this happened at the time when the passion for lawmaking had assumed almost dangerous proportions in our fatherland (I a)
         ♦ Пробравшись в жилые покои, он, в темноте, прошел в её спальню, в которой горела лампада. И, как нарочно, обе горничные ее девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку... (Достоевский 1). Stealing into her apartments, he made his way through the darkness to her bedroom, where an icon lamp was burning. Her two maids, as if on purpose, had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house... (1a).
         ♦ [Анна Андреевна:] Экая досада! как нарочно, ни души! (Гоголь 4). [А.А.] Oh, it's so annoying! Not a soul about-as if to spite me (4f).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > будто нарочно

  • 56 как нарочно

    • КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> НАРОЧНО coll
    [ как etc + AdvP; these forms only; adv; often parenth; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to express annoyance, chagrin) unfortunately, as if intentionally to disrupt s.o.'s plans:
    - as (ill < bad>) luck would have it;
    - as if to spite s.o.
         ♦ Как нарочно, это случилось в ту самую пору, когда страсть к законодательству приняла в нашем отечестве размеры чуть-чуть не опасные... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As luck would have it, this happened at the time when the passion for lawmaking had assumed almost dangerous proportions in our fatherland (I a)
         ♦ Пробравшись в жилые покои, он, в темноте, прошел в её спальню, в которой горела лампада. И, как нарочно, обе горничные ее девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку... (Достоевский 1). Stealing into her apartments, he made his way through the darkness to her bedroom, where an icon lamp was burning. Her two maids, as if on purpose, had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house... (1a).
         ♦ [Анна Андреевна:] Экая досада! как нарочно, ни души! (Гоголь 4). [А.А.] Oh, it's so annoying! Not a soul about-as if to spite me (4f).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как нарочно

  • 57 словно нарочно

    • КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> НАРОЧНО coll
    [ как etc + AdvP; these forms only; adv; often parenth; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to express annoyance, chagrin) unfortunately, as if intentionally to disrupt s.o.'s plans:
    - as (ill < bad>) luck would have it;
    - as if to spite s.o.
         ♦ Как нарочно, это случилось в ту самую пору, когда страсть к законодательству приняла в нашем отечестве размеры чуть-чуть не опасные... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As luck would have it, this happened at the time when the passion for lawmaking had assumed almost dangerous proportions in our fatherland (I a)
         ♦ Пробравшись в жилые покои, он, в темноте, прошел в её спальню, в которой горела лампада. И, как нарочно, обе горничные ее девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку... (Достоевский 1). Stealing into her apartments, he made his way through the darkness to her bedroom, where an icon lamp was burning. Her two maids, as if on purpose, had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house... (1a).
         ♦ [Анна Андреевна:] Экая досада! как нарочно, ни души! (Гоголь 4). [А.А.] Oh, it's so annoying! Not a soul about-as if to spite me (4f).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > словно нарочно

  • 58 точно нарочно

    • КАК <БУДТО, СЛОВНО, ТОЧНО> НАРОЧНО coll
    [ как etc + AdvP; these forms only; adv; often parenth; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (used to express annoyance, chagrin) unfortunately, as if intentionally to disrupt s.o.'s plans:
    - as (ill < bad>) luck would have it;
    - as if to spite s.o.
         ♦ Как нарочно, это случилось в ту самую пору, когда страсть к законодательству приняла в нашем отечестве размеры чуть-чуть не опасные... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). As luck would have it, this happened at the time when the passion for lawmaking had assumed almost dangerous proportions in our fatherland (I a)
         ♦ Пробравшись в жилые покои, он, в темноте, прошел в её спальню, в которой горела лампада. И, как нарочно, обе горничные ее девушки ушли потихоньку без спросу, по соседству, на именинную пирушку... (Достоевский 1). Stealing into her apartments, he made his way through the darkness to her bedroom, where an icon lamp was burning. Her two maids, as if on purpose, had gone secretly, without asking permission, to a birthday party at a neighbor's house... (1a).
         ♦ [Анна Андреевна:] Экая досада! как нарочно, ни души! (Гоголь 4). [А.А.] Oh, it's so annoying! Not a soul about-as if to spite me (4f).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > точно нарочно

  • 59 malheureux

    malheureux, -euse [maløʀø, øz]
    1. adjective
       a. ( = infortuné) unfortunate
       b. ( = regrettable) unfortunate
    • si c'est pas malheureux d'entendre ça ! (inf) it makes you sick to hear that! (inf)
       c. ( = triste, qui souffre) unhappy
       d. ( = malchanceux: toujours après le nom) [candidat, tentative] unsuccessful
       e. ( = insignifiant: toujours avant le nom) wretched
    2. masculine noun, feminine noun
    ( = infortuné) poor wretch ; ( = indigent) needy person
    • il a tout perdu ? le malheureux ! did he lose everything? the poor man!
    • ne fais pas cela, malheureux ! don't do that, you fool!
    * * *
    maløʀø, øz (-euse)
    1. adj
    1) (personne) miserable

    Qu'est-ce que tu as? Tu as l'air malheureux. — What's wrong with you? You look miserable.

    2) (événement) unfortunate
    3) (= malchanceux) unlucky

    avoir la main malheureuse (au jeu) — to be unlucky, (= tout casser) to be ham-fisted

    4) (= insignifiant) wretched
    2. nm/f
    (= infortuné, misérable) poor soul, (= indigent, miséreux) unfortunate creature
    * * *
    A adj
    1 ( pas heureux) [personne, visage, vie] unhappy; ( plus fort) miserable; rendre qn malheureux to make sb unhappy; je suis malheureux de ne (pas) pouvoir I'm really unhappy that I can't; ne prends pas cet air malheureux! don't look so miserable; si c'est pas malheureux○ de voir/d'entendre isn't it awful to see/hear;
    2 ( à plaindre) [victime] unfortunate;
    3 ( marqué par la malchance) [candidat] unlucky (en in); [coïncidence] unfortunate; [passion] ill-fated; malheureux en affaires unlucky in business; être malheureux au jeu to be an unlucky gambler; ( aux cartes) to be unlucky at cards;
    4 ( regrettable) [mot, geste, choix] unfortunate; une initiative malheureuse an unfortunate move; c'est bien malheureux mais c'est comme ça it's very unfortunate but that's how it is; c'est malheureux que tu ne puisses pas venir it's a pity ou shame that you can't come; ‘j'ai fini!’-‘ce n'est pas malheureux○!’ ‘I've finished!’-‘about time too!’;
    5 ( négligeable) [somme] paltry, pathetic; pour trois malheureux euros for a paltry three euros; seulement dix malheureux visiteurs only a pathetic ten visitors.
    B nm,f
    1 ( personne peu chanceuse) le malheureux/la malheureuse a cru que… the poor man/the poor woman thought that…; il a souffert, le malheureux! he really went through it, poor man!; ne fais pas cela, malheureuse! don't do that, for heaven's sake;
    2 ( personne indigente) poor person; les malheureux the needy.
    être malheureux comme les pierres to be as miserable as sin; heureux au jeu, malheureux en amour Prov lucky at cards, unlucky in love Prov.
    ( féminin malheureuse) [malɶrø, øz] adjectif
    1. [peiné] unhappy, miserable, wretched
    je suis malheureux de ne pouvoir l'aider I feel sad ou wretched at not being able to help him
    n'y pense plus, tu ne fais que te rendre malheureux don't think about it any more, you're only making yourself miserable
    2. [tragique - enfance] unhappy ; [ - destin] cruel
    3. [malchanceux] unfortunate, unlucky
    il est malheureux au jeu/en amour he has no luck with gambling/women
    la malheureuse femme ne savait rien de la catastrophe nobody had told the poor ou unfortunate ou wretched woman about the catastrophe
    4. [infructueux - initiative, effort] thwarted ; [ - amour] unrequited
    [malencontreux - tentative] unfortunate, ill-fated ; [ - conséquences] unfortunate, unhappy ; [ - incident] unfortunate
    par un malheureux hasard by an unfortunate coincidence, as bad luck would have it
    5. (avant le nom) [insignifiant]
    pleurer ainsi pour un malheureux parapluie perdu/une malheureuse piqûre! all these tears for a stupid lost umbrella/a tiny little injection!
    6. [dans des tournures impersonnelles]
    c'est malheureux à dire, mais c'est la vérité it's an awful thing to say, but it's the truth
    c'est malheureux à dire, mais je m'ennuie I hate to say so but I'm bored
    si c'est pas malheureux (de voir/d'entendre ça)! (familier) it's a (crying) shame (to see/to hear that)!
    ————————
    , malheureuse [malɶrø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin
    1. [indigent] poor ou needy man ( feminine woman)
    secourir les malheureux to help the poor ou the needy ou those in need
    2. [personne pitoyable] unfortunate ou wretched man ( feminine woman)
    il est bien seul maintenant, le pauvre malheureux he's very much on his own now, the poor devil
    attention, petit malheureux! careful, you wretched boy ou little wretch!
    qu'as-tu dit là, malheureux! honestly, what a thing to say!

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > malheureux

  • 60 parcă dinadins

    1. as if deliberately / on purpose.
    2. as chance / luck would have it
    as ill / rar bad luck would have it.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > parcă dinadins

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