Also means
unhappiness, disaster
Usage Note
Malheur is the opposite of bonheur ('happiness'). The classic expression un malheur n'arrive jamais seul ('misfortunes never come alone') is the French equivalent of 'it never rains but it pours'. The adjective malheureux means unhappy or unfortunate.
Examples
"Quel malheur que cet accident soit arrivé."
Natural Translation
What a misfortune that this accident happened.
Literal Translation
What misfortune that this accident is arrived.

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