Misfortune
//mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən//
Translations of "misfortune" (59 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | fatkeqësi(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | δυστυχία(bad luck), δυστύχημα(an undesirable event such as an accident), συμφορά(an undesirable event such as an accident) | dustukhía, dustúkhēma, sumphorá | |
| Arabic | بَلاء(bad luck), سُوءُ الحَظّ(bad luck), شَقْوَة(an undesirable event such as an accident), مُصِيبَة(an undesirable event such as an accident) | balāʔ, sūʔu l-ḥaẓẓ, šaqwa, muṣība | |
| Belarusian | бяда́(bad luck), бяда́(an undesirable event such as an accident), го́ра(bad luck), лі́ха(bad luck), няшча́сце(bad luck), няшча́сце(an undesirable event such as an accident) | bjadá, bjadá, hóra, líxa, njaščáscje, njaščáscje | |
| Bulgarian | малша́нс(bad luck), неуда́ча(bad luck), неща́стие(bad luck), неща́стие(an undesirable event such as an accident) | malšáns, neudáča, neštástie, neštástie | |
| Catalan | desgràcia(bad luck), desgràcia(an undesirable event such as an accident), infortuni(an undesirable event such as an accident), mala sort(bad luck) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | لێقەومان(an undesirable event such as an accident) | lêqewman | |
| Cherokee | ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ(bad luck) | uyo iyudalisdanedi | |
| Chichewa | tsoka(bad luck) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 不幸(bad luck), 不幸(an undesirable event such as an accident), 壞運氣 /坏运气(bad luck), 禍 /祸(an undesirable event such as an accident) | bùxìng, bùxìng, huài yùnqì, huò | |
| Czech | neštěstí(bad luck), pech(bad luck), smůla(bad luck) | — | |
| Danish | ulykke(bad luck), ulykke(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Dutch | ongeluk(bad luck), pech(bad luck), tegenslag(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Esperanto | malbona fortuno(bad luck) | — | |
| Estonian | ebaõnn(bad luck) | — | |
| Finnish | epäonni(bad luck), onnettomuus(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| French | malchance(bad luck), malheur(an undesirable event such as an accident), mésaventure(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Georgian | მარცხი(bad luck), უბედურება(bad luck), ფათერაკი(bad luck) | marcxi, ubedureba, pateraḳi | |
| German | Missgeschick(an undesirable event such as an accident), Mißgeschick(an undesirable event such as an accident), Pech(bad luck), Unfall(an undesirable event such as an accident), Ungemach(bad luck), Unglück(an undesirable event such as an accident), Unheil(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Greek | ατυχία(bad luck), ατυχία(an undesirable event such as an accident), δυστυχία(an undesirable event such as an accident), κακοτυχία(bad luck), κακοτυχία(an undesirable event such as an accident) | atychía, atychía, dystychía, kakotychía, kakotychía | |
| Hindi | दुर्भाग्य(bad luck) | durbhāgya | |
| Hungarian | balszerencse(bad luck), csapás(an undesirable event such as an accident), szerencsétlenség(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Indonesian | kesialan(bad luck) | — | |
| Ingrian | onnettomus(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Irish | amarrán(bad luck), amaróid(an undesirable event such as an accident), anachain(an undesirable event such as an accident), drochrath(bad luck), mí-ádh(bad luck), mífhortún(bad luck), tubaiste(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Italian | disgrazia(an undesirable event such as an accident), malasorte(bad luck) | — | |
| Japanese | 不幸(an undesirable event such as an accident), 不運(bad luck), 災い(an undesirable event such as an accident) | fukō, fuun, wazawai | |
| Korean | 불운(bad luck), 불운(an undesirable event such as an accident), 불행(bad luck), 불행(an undesirable event such as an accident) | burun, burun, bulhaeng, bulhaeng | |
| Latin | adversa(bad luck), adversa(an undesirable event such as an accident), aerumma(an undesirable event such as an accident), calamitas(an undesirable event such as an accident), clades(an undesirable event such as an accident), infortūnium(bad luck) | — | |
| Latvian | bēda(an undesirable event such as an accident), nelaime(bad luck), neveiksme(bad luck) | — | |
| Lithuanian | nelaimė(bad luck) | — | |
| Lun Bawang | bakak(bad luck) | — | |
| Macedonian | несреќа(bad luck) | nesreḱa | |
| Malayalam | അനർത്ഥം(an undesirable event such as an accident), നിർഭാഗ്യം(bad luck) | anaṟtthaṁ, niṟbhāgyaṁ | |
| Māori | aituā(bad luck), kōtua(bad luck), kōtuatanga(bad luck), maiki(an undesirable event such as an accident), maikiroa(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | ɓaya(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | ulykke(bad luck), ulykke(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Occitan | desfortuna(bad luck), malabosena(an undesirable event such as an accident), malastrada(an undesirable event such as an accident), malastre(bad luck), malparada(an undesirable event such as an accident), malparat(bad luck) | — | |
| Old Irish | dodcad(bad luck) | — | |
| Persian | بَدبَختی(bad luck), بَدشانسی(bad luck) | badbaxti, badšânsi | |
| Plautdietsch | Onjlekj(bad luck) | — | |
| Polish | nieszczęście(bad luck), nieszczęście(an undesirable event such as an accident), pech(bad luck) | — | |
| Portuguese | adversidade(an undesirable event such as an accident), azar(bad luck), desgraça(an undesirable event such as an accident), infortúnio(an undesirable event such as an accident), má sorte(bad luck) | — | |
| Romanian | ghinion(bad luck), nenorocire(an undesirable event such as an accident), neșansă(bad luck), pățanie(an undesirable event such as an accident), pățeală(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Russian | беда́(bad luck), беда́(an undesirable event such as an accident), го́ре(bad luck), несча́стье(bad luck), несча́стье(an undesirable event such as an accident), неуда́ча(bad luck) | bedá, bedá, góre, nesčástʹje, nesčástʹje, neudáča | |
| Scottish Gaelic | mì-àdh(bad luck) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | nèsreća(bad luck), нѐсрећа(bad luck) | — | |
| Slovak | nešťastie(bad luck), smola(bad luck) | — | |
| Slovene | nesreča(bad luck), smóla(bad luck) | — | |
| Spanish | adversidad(an undesirable event such as an accident), desgracia(bad luck), desgracia(an undesirable event such as an accident), desventura(bad luck), desventura(an undesirable event such as an accident), gafe(bad luck), infortunio(bad luck), infortunio(an undesirable event such as an accident), mala suerte(bad luck) | — | |
| Swedish | olycka(bad luck), olycka(an undesirable event such as an accident), otur(bad luck) | — | |
| Tagalog | kasawiang-palad(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Tajik | бадбахтӣ(bad luck) | badbaxti | |
| Telugu | దురదృష్టము(bad luck) | duradr̥ṣṭamu | |
| Ukrainian | біда́(bad luck), біда́(an undesirable event such as an accident), го́ре(bad luck), ли́хо(bad luck), невда́ча(bad luck), неща́стя(bad luck), неща́стя(an undesirable event such as an accident) | bidá, bidá, hóre, lýxo, nevdáča, neščástja, neščástja | |
| Urdu | نحوست(an undesirable event such as an accident) | nahūsat | |
| Vietnamese | họa(bad luck), nạn(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — | |
| Volapük | mifät(bad luck) | — | |
| Welsh | anap(an undesirable event such as an accident), anffawd(an undesirable event such as an accident) | — |
fatkeqësi
бяда́, бяда́, го́ра, лі́ха, няшча́сце, няшча́сце
bjadá, bjadá, hóra, líxa, njaščáscje, njaščáscje
desgràcia, desgràcia, infortuni, mala sort
tsoka
neštěstí, pech, smůla
ulykke, ulykke
ongeluk, pech, tegenslag
malbona fortuno
ebaõnn
epäonni, onnettomuus
malchance, malheur, mésaventure
Missgeschick, Mißgeschick, Pech, Unfall, Ungemach, Unglück, Unheil
ατυχία, ατυχία, δυστυχία, κακοτυχία, κακοτυχία
atychía, atychía, dystychía, kakotychía, kakotychía
balszerencse, csapás, szerencsétlenség
kesialan
onnettomus
amarrán, amaróid, anachain, drochrath, mí-ádh, mífhortún, tubaiste
disgrazia, malasorte
adversa, adversa, aerumma, calamitas, clades, infortūnium
bēda, nelaime, neveiksme
nelaimė
bakak
aituā, kōtua, kōtuatanga, maiki, maikiroa
ulykke, ulykke
desfortuna, malabosena, malastrada, malastre, malparada, malparat
dodcad
Onjlekj
nieszczęście, nieszczęście, pech
adversidade, azar, desgraça, infortúnio, má sorte
ghinion, nenorocire, neșansă, pățanie, pățeală
беда́, беда́, го́ре, несча́стье, несча́стье, неуда́ча
bedá, bedá, góre, nesčástʹje, nesčástʹje, neudáča
mì-àdh
nèsreća, нѐсрећа
nešťastie, smola
nesreča, smóla
adversidad, desgracia, desgracia, desventura, desventura, gafe, infortunio, infortunio, mala suerte
olycka, olycka, otur
kasawiang-palad
біда́, біда́, го́ре, ли́хо, невда́ча, неща́стя, неща́стя
bidá, bidá, hóre, lýxo, nevdáča, neščástja, neščástja
họa, nạn
mifät
anap, anffawd
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