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1 misfortune
• onnettomuus• huono onni• vastoinkäyminen• epäonni• vahinko* * *mis'fo: ən((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) huono onni -
2 companion in misfortune
• osatoveri• kohtalotoveri -
3 adversity
• onnettomuus• tuho• vastoinkäyminen• ahdinko• kova onni* * *noun (misfortune or hardship.) vastoinkäyminen -
4 blow
• olla hengästynyt• pamaus• räjäyttää• tuhlata• niistää• hönkäistä• ilmakupla• höyrytä• isku• tälli• tuulla• haukkoa henkeä• hehku• huohottaa• soittaa• puhallus• puhkua• puhaltaa• puhjeta kukkaan• polttaa• puhista• puuskahtaa• puuskuttaa• rehottaa• lentää• lietsoa• lennellä• kajaus• kajahdus• haaveri• paukku• paukaus• läähättää• ähkyä• ähkiä• kukoistaa• kolaus• kolahdus• kolaus isku• kolhu• kolhaisu• lyönti* * *I bləu noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) isku2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) iskuII bləu past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) puhaltaa2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) lennättää3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) liikkua tuulen mukana4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) puhaltaa5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) puhaltaa•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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5 calamity
• onnettomuus (suuri)• onnettomuus• tuho• häviö• hävitys• turmio• vastoinkäyminen• vahinko• haaveri• perikato* * *kə'læmətiplural - calamities; noun(a great misfortune: It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.) katastrofi -
6 comfort
• tyytyväisyys• tyynnytys• tyynnyttää• helpottaa• huojentaa• huojennus• viihdytys• viihdyke• viihtymys• viihtyisyys• auttaa• aineellinen hyvinvointi• rauhoittaa• lievike• lievittää• lohdutus• lievitys• lohduttaa• mukavuus• nautinto• lohtu* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) hyvinvointi2) (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.) mukavuus, lohtu•- comfortably
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7 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) jonkin piinaama -
8 evil
• paha• pahuus• pahanilkinen• pahantapainen• pahansuopa• ilkeämielinen• häijy• ilkeä• julma• törkeä• raaka• karkea• hairahdus• pimeä* * *'i:vl 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) paha, häijy2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) paha2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) epäkohta•- evil-- evilly
- evilness
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9 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.) se on (sinulle jne.) oikein -
10 snigger
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Misfortune — Mis*for tune, v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. [Obs.] Stow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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misfortune — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ personal VERB + MISFORTUNE ▪ be dogged by (BrE), have, suffer ▪ The expedition was dogged by … Collocations dictionary
