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uhell

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

mishap · accident · bad luck

EtymologyOpphav

jamfør hell (I)luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, a lucky coincidence compare hell (I)luck, good fortune · a stroke of luck, a lucky coincidence

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. hendelse som volder skade eller bry;
    mindre ulykke
    an event that causes damage or trouble;
    a minor accident
    • ha et lite uhell med bilen to have a little mishap with the car
    • et hendelig uhell a pure accident
    • når uhellet er ute when misfortune strikes
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som arbeidsuhella workplace accident, trafikkuhella traffic accident
  2. uflaksbad luck, uturmisfortune bad luckuflaks, misfortuneutur
    • hell i spill, uhell i kjærlighet lucky at cards, unlucky in love

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

hell i uhell heldig hendelse eller omstendighet som demper virkningen av en ugunstig hendelse a fortunate event or circumstance that softens the effect of an unfortunate one Eng. phrasea blessing in disguise
  • det var hell i uhell at de var hjemme da det begynte å brenne it was a blessing in disguise that they were at home when the fire broke out