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1 misfortune
csapás* * *[mis'fo: ən]((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) balszerencse -
2 borne\ down\ by\ misfortune
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3 under\ the\ shadow\ of\ misfortune
English-Hungarian dictionary > under\ the\ shadow\ of\ misfortune
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4 adversity
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5 blow
fújás, virágzás, fúvás, ökölcsapás, széllökés to blow: nyílik (virág), beköp (húst a légy), elpattan, fúj* * *I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) ütés2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) csapásII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) fúj2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) lefúj3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) bevág4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) belefúj5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) (meg)fúj•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
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6 calamity
balsors* * *[kə'læməti]plural - calamities; noun(a great misfortune: It will be a calamity if he fails his exam.) csapás -
7 comfort
jólét, vigasz, vigasztalás to comfort: vigasztal* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) jólét2) (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.) kényelem•- comfortably
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8 cursed with
(having the misfortune to have: She's cursed with a troublesome mother-in-law.) -vel verte meg az Isten -
9 evil
gonoszság, betegség, veszedelem, gonoszul, rosszul* * *['i:vl] 1. adjective(very bad; wicked; sinful: evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue.) rossz2. noun1) (wrong-doing, harm or wickedness: He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone.) gonoszság, rossz2) (anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc: London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils.) bűn•- evil-- evilly
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10 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.) -
11 snigger
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