‘...I had a misfortune, ma'am,’ replied the girl casting down her eyes. (Fr. Marryat, ‘Mr. Midshipman Easy’, ch. III) — - ...я попала в беду, мэм, прижила ребенка, - ответила девушка, опустив глаза.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
misfortune — n. 1) to have, suffer (a) misfortune 2) the misfortune to + inf. (she had the misfortune to get there at the wrong moment) * * * [mɪs fɔːtʃ(ə)n] suffer (a) misfortune to have the misfortune to + inf. (she had the misfortune to get there at the… … Combinatory dictionary
misfortune */ — UK [mɪsˈfɔː(r)tʃ(ə)n] / US [mɪsˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms misfortune : singular misfortune plural misfortunes a) [uncountable] bad luck The family was plagued by misfortune. have the misfortune to do something/of doing something: He s the most… … English dictionary
misfortune — mis|for|tune [ mıs fɔrtʃən ] noun * bad luck: The family was plagued by misfortune. have the misfortune to do something/of doing something: He s the most irritating man I ve ever had the misfortune to meet. a. count something harmful or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misfortune — mis|for|tune [mısˈfo:tʃən US o:r ] n [U and C] very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck ▪ It seems the banks always profit from farmers misfortunes. have the misfortune to do/of doing sth ▪ The French soldiers had… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misfortune — noun (C, U) very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck: It seems the banks always profit from farmers misfortunes. | have the misfortune to do sth: The French soldiers had the misfortune to be caught in the crossfire … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
misfortune — misfortune, mischance, adversity, mishap are comparable when they denote bad luck or adverse fortune or an instance of this. Misfortune is both the most common and the most general term; it is applicable equally to the incident or conjunction of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
have the black ox tread on one's foot — To experience sorrow or misfortune • • • Main Entry: ↑ox … Useful english dictionary
misfortune — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ personal VERB + MISFORTUNE ▪ be dogged by (BrE), have, suffer ▪ The expedition was dogged by … Collocations dictionary
have — verb Have is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hotel, ↑library, ↑mixture, ↑patient, ↑room, ↑sentence, ↑tape, ↑word Have is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑ability, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
have the constitution of an ox — {v. phr.} To be able to work extremely hard and to have the stamina to overcome misfortune. * /Stan, who has lost both of his parents within one year and is constantly working late, seems to be indestructible, as if he had the constitution of an… … Dictionary of American idioms
have the constitution of an ox — {v. phr.} To be able to work extremely hard and to have the stamina to overcome misfortune. * /Stan, who has lost both of his parents within one year and is constantly working late, seems to be indestructible, as if he had the constitution of an… … Dictionary of American idioms
