misfortune
dieNoundas Unglück
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Krokodilsträne ist eine Träne, die ohne echtes Mitgefühl vergossen wird; ein Ausdruck geheuchelten Leids.
- English meaning
- Crocodile tears
- Synonym
- Heuchelei
- German example
- Er weinte Krokodilstränen, als er von dem Unglück hörte, obwohl er den Betroffenen nicht mochte.
- English example
- He cried crocodile tears when he heard about the misfortune, even though he didn't like the person affected.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Krokodilsträne
- Plural Form
- die Krokodilstränen
Related words
- Unglück
misfortune
- Pech
misfortune
- Missgeschick
misfortune
- Schadenfreude
joy derived from another's misfortune
- Malde
Misfortune, mishap, trouble
- Unheil
misfortune, disaster
- desaströs
Disastrous means catastrophic, devastating, or marked by great misfortune.
- widerfahren
Widerfahren means that something happens to someone, usually something negative or unexpected.
- Pechvogel
A jinx is a person who constantly has bad luck or is followed by misfortune.
- Unstern
Misfortune, ill omen
- feixen
To smirk means to grin in a self-satisfied or mocking way.
- Unglück
Misfortune, disaster
- Malheurchen
A small misfortune or mishap.
- ausbeten
Pray away
Example sentences with “misfortune”
He had a great misfortune. (Er hatte ein großes Unglück.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of Unglück?
It is 'das Unglück' (neuter).