How is the word malheur translated from French to English

English translation
Woe
noun

Grande tristesse ou grande épreuve.

Great sadness or trouble.

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  • Il a raconté une histoire de malheur. — He told a tale of woe.

  • Le malheur ne dure jamais aussi longtemps qu'on le croit. — Woe never lasts as long as it feels.

  • Pourquoi tant de malheur pour un parapluie perdu ? — Why so much woe over a lost umbrella?

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