mishap

[US]/'mɪshæp/
[UK]/'mɪshæp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. desastre; accidente desafortunado; [arcaico] mala suerte.
Word Forms
Pluralmishaps

Phrases & Collocations

mishap occurrence

ocurrencia de percance

mishap situation

situación de percance

Example Sentences

the haps and mishaps of life

los sucesos y percances de la vida

haps and mishaps of life

los sucesos y percances de la vida

We reached home without mishap.

Llegamos a casa sin contratiempo.

I’m afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.

Me temo que su hijo tuvo un pequeño percance en el patio de recreo.

although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling.

aunque hubo algunos percances menores, ni siquiera se pegaron los panqueques al techo.

A mishap prevented him from attending the routine meeting of the company.

Un percance le impidió asistir a la reunión rutinaria de la empresa.

debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences:

agricultores endeudados que luchan contra la adversidad. Tanto 'mishap' como 'misfortune' conlutan incidentes o consecuencias leves o insignificantes:

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