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# лихо — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *лихо* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 1 translation with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: лихо (80). By style: everyday 6 · biblical 74.

## evil

Used about 43 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · biblical ≈ 42). Meaning: [evil in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/evil/).

- Особисто я вважаю, що тілесна кара є неминуче **лихо**.
  Personally, I think that corporal punishment is a necessary **evil**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tikan0 and WestofEden · checked, community translation · [\#3052512](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3052512) [\#5176783](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5176783))

- Хто задумає заподїяти **лихо**, того й лиходїєм називають.
  One who plots to do **evil** will be called a schemer.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 24:8)

- Ще одно **лихо** бачив я під сонцем, а його не трохи між людьми:
  There is an **evil** which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ECC 6:1)

- Дивись, я сьогоднї поставив перед тобою життє й добро, смерть і **лихо**,
  Behold, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and **evil**.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · DEU 30:15)

- В шестьох бідах тебе він порятує, та й в сьомій не доторкнесь тебе **лихо**.
  He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no **evil** will touch you.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 5:19)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Моє життя — це стихійне **лихо**.
  My life is a disaster.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CM · checked, community translation · [\#3726610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3726610) [\#6886510](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6886510))

- Не буди **лихо**, поки спить тихо.
  Let sleeping dogs lie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by seveleu\_dubrovnik and CK · checked, community translation · [\#30212](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/30212) [\#381369](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/381369))

- **Лихо** не без добра.
  Every cloud has a silver lining.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#36678](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/36678) [\#8083274](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8083274))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

## About these examples

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