mishap

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

Translation

n. desastre; acidente infeliz; [arcaico] má sorte.
Word Forms
Pluralmishaps

Phrases & Collocations

mishap occurrence

ocorrência de incidente

mishap situation

situação de incidente

Example Sentences

the haps and mishaps of life

os acontecimentos e contratempos da vida

haps and mishaps of life

os acontecimentos e contratempos da vida

We reached home without mishap.

Chegamos em casa sem nenhum contratempo.

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

Tenho medo que seu filho tenha sofrido um pequeno contratempo no parquinho.

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

Embora tenha havido alguns contratempos menores, nenhuma das panquecas grudou no teto.

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

Um contratempo o impediu de comparecer à reunião de rotina da empresa.

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

Fazendeiros endividados lutando contra a adversidade. Tanto 'mishap' quanto 'misfortune' conotam incidentes ou consequências leves ou insignificantes:

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