misfortune in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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misfortune in the PONS Dictionary

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misfortune Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to suffer the misfortune
tener mala suerte
to suffer misfortune
sufrir una desgracia
to crown it all misfortune
para colmo de desgracias
≈ only a fool finds comfort in the fact that a misfortune is shared by others
mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos prov
he has the misfortune of being deaf
tiene la desgracia de ser sordo
his/her misfortune moved his/her neighbours to pity
su mala suerte apiada a sus vecinos
there are always those who will seek to benefit from another's misfortune
del árbol caído todos hacen leña prov
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He is known to get hired into unusual occupations and writing accounts of his misfortunes.
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The couple live happily for a while until misfortune occurs.
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People close to her often fell prey to various misfortunes.
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It is a misfortune in any case that this trial should be departed from, yet in some cases it is necessary.
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The myth is telling that children born with red eyes will bring terrible misfortune, such as death and destruction, which in this case actually happens.
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Despite this misfortune the car had proved to be a serious opponent for the 917.
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She was regarded to defend against disease and misfortune and bring luck and plenty to the travelers or village.
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Although the club has had great misfortunes on the pitch from 200001 onwards, crowds have continued to be rather healthy.
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Both teams also faced set backs in the form of personal misfortune.
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Towards the end of his life, he had the misfortune to lose his wife and three children within a short space of time.
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