Translation of "malheur" to English

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Dictionary translations for "malheur"

le malheur m noun

pl. malheurs

misfortune [mɪsˈfɔ:tʃən] (malchance)

Un malheur n'arrive jamais seul.

Misfortunes never come singly.

woe [wəu] (sentiments)

Malheur à l'enfant qui parle correctement l'anglais ; il n'en sera que moqué parmi ses camarades de classe.

Woe betide the child who speaks correct English; he will be the laughing-stock of his classmates.

disaster [dɪˈzɑ:stə] (désastre)

adversity [ədˈvə:sɪtɪ] (adversité)

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Phrases with "malheur" (4)

pour comble de malheur - to crown it all
jouer de malheur - be out of luck
par malheur - unfortunately
se jouer de malheur - be out of luck

Contexts with "malheur"

Un malheur n'arrive jamais seul. Misfortunes never come singly.

Malheur à l'enfant qui parle correctement l'anglais ; il n'en sera que moqué parmi ses camarades de classe. Woe betide the child who speaks correct English; he will be the laughing-stock of his classmates.

Le malheur ne vient jamais seul. Misfortunes never come singly.

Malheur à qui est seul, mes amis, et il faut croire que l’isolement a vite fait de détruire la raison. Woe to who be alone, my friends. It seems that social isolation quickly destroys one's reason.

Un malheur ne vient jamais seul Misfortune never comes alone

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