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malheureux

unhappy

adjective mah-luh-RUH Less Common

Also means

unfortunate

Usage Note

Malheureux (fem. malheureuse) covers both emotional unhappiness and the sense of being unfortunate or pitiable (un malheureux accident = an unfortunate accident). The noun is malheur (m) (misfortune). Malheureusement is the common adverb meaning 'unfortunately'.

Examples

"Elle semble vraiment malheureuse."

Natural Translation

She seems truly unhappy.

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