nesreća
несрећа/něsret͡ɕa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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accident; crashNa autoputu se jutros desila saobraćajna nesreća. — There was a traffic accident on the motorway this morning.Niko nije povređen u nesreći na gradilištu. — Nobody was hurt in the accident at the construction site.
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misfortune; bad luck; disasterNa nesreću, voz je već bio otišao. — Unfortunately, the train had already left.Ta porodica je imala mnogo nesreće u životu. — That family has had a lot of misfortune in life.
The phrase "na nesreću" means "unfortunately".
Synonyms:
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nesreća | nesreće |
| Gen. | nesreće | nesreća |
| Dat. | nesreći | nesrećama |
| Acc. | nesreću | nesreće |
| Voc. | nesrećo | nesreće |
| Ins. | nesrećom | nesrećama |
| Loc. | nesreći | nesrećama |
Antonyms:
sreća
Expressions
- sreća u nesreći — a blessing in disguise; a stroke of luck in a bad situation
- nesreća nikad ne dolazi sama — misfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it pours