malheur
Appearance
See also: Malheur
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French mal-heur; univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malheur m (plural malheurs)
- (original sense) mishap, misfortune
- Il y a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans ma vie. Ça craint mais j’en ai beaucoup appris.
- There have been a lot of misfortunes in my life. It sucks but I've learned a lot from them.
- sadness, unhappiness
- Synonym: tristesse
- J’étais tellement déçue qu’il ait plu le jour de notre mariage ! C’était vraiment un malheur.
- I was so disappointed that it rained on our wedding day! It was truly a sad [moment].
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “malheur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.