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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | иметь что-л. к несчастию | be curseed with |
| gen. | иметь несчастье | have the misfortune of (To anyone who’s had the misfortune of needing to use London Underground this week, the most frequently heard chunk of language will surely have been due to adverse weather conditions! Bullfinch) |
| gen. | иметь несчастье | be cursed (Despite all its technological advantages, this turboshaft has been cursed with being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Post Scriptum) |
| gen. | иметь несчастье | have a misfortune (Last Friday I had a misfortune of seeing the much publicized play The Past Is Still Ahead. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | он имел несчастье опоздать на занятия | he had the bad luck to be late for classes |
| Makarov. | он имел несчастье потерять кошелёк | he had the misfortune to lose his purse |
| gen. | он имел несчастье потерять это | he had the misfortune to lose it |