| Subject | English | Russian |
| formal | unfortunate event | несчастный случай (Beyond the stuck cargo ship, last week saw a train crash that killed a staggering 39 people, the collapse of an apartment building wherein 18 people perished, and a massive fire at a railway station (...). Taken together, the spate of unfortunate events has led some residents to put forward an intriguing supernatural source for their country's current consternation: a pharaohs' curse.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| formal | unfortunate event | несчастье (Beyond the stuck cargo ship, last week saw a train crash that killed a staggering 39 people, the collapse of an apartment building wherein 18 people perished, and a massive fire at a railway station (...). Taken together, the spate of unfortunate events has led some residents to put forward an intriguing supernatural source for their country's current consternation: a pharaohs' curse. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | unfortunate turn of events | неблагоприятный поворот событий (4uzhoj) |
