unlucky

unlucky
adjective
(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) desafortunado, que tiene mala suerte
unlucky adj
1. que da mala suerte
they say breaking a mirror is unlucky dicen que romper un espejo da mala suerte
2. que tiene mala suerte
I was unlucky and failed the exam tuve mala suerte y suspendí el examen
El comparativo de unlucky se escribe unluckier; el superlativo se escribe unluckiest
unlucky
tr[ʌn'lʌkɪ]
adjective (comp unluckier, superl unluckiest)
1 (unfortunate) desafortunado,-a, desgraciado,-a
2 (fateful) aciago,-a, nefasto,-a
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be unlucky (person) tener mala suerte
to be unlucky (thing) traer mala suerte
how unlucky! ¡qué mala suerte!
unlucky [.ʌn'lʌki] adj, -luckier ; -est
1) : de mala suerte, desgraciado, desafortunado
an unlucky year: un año de mala suerte
2) inauspicious: desfavorable, poco propicio
3) regrettable: lamentable
unlucky
adj.
• aciago, -a adj.
• azaroso, -a adj.
• de mala suerte adj.
• desafortunado, -a adj.
• desastrado, -a adj.
• desdichado, -a adj.
• desgraciado, -a adj.
• fatal adj.
• infausto, -a adj.
• infeliz adj.
• infortunado, -a adj.
• nefasto, -a adj.
'ʌn'lʌki
adjective unluckier, unluckiest
a) (unfortunate) <person> sin suerte, desafortunado; <day> funesto, de mala suerte

to be unlucky — tener* mala suerte

b) (bringing bad luck) <omen> funesto, nefasto; <object> que trae mala suerte

it's unlucky to walk under ladders — es de mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera

[ʌn'lʌkɪ]
ADJ (compar unluckier) (superl unluckiest)
1) (=luckless) [person] desafortunado; [day] de mala suerte

the unlucky ones had to wait another hour — los menos afortunados tuvieron que esperar otra hora

how very unlucky! — ¡qué mala suerte!

to be unlucky — [person] tener mala suerte

• he was unlucky enough to meet him — tuvo la mala suerte or la desgracia de encontrarse con él

• to be unlucky in love — no tener suerte en el amor

• he was unlucky not to score a second goal — no tuvo la suerte de marcar un segundo gol

2) (=causing bad luck) [number, object] que trae mala suerte

that dress is unlucky for me — ese vestido me trae mala suerte

it's unlucky to break a mirror — romper un espejo trae mala suerte

3) (=ill-omened) [day, omen] funesto, nefasto

1990 was an unlucky year for me — 1990 fue un año de mala suerte para mí

* * *
['ʌn'lʌki]
adjective unluckier, unluckiest
a) (unfortunate) <person> sin suerte, desafortunado; <day> funesto, de mala suerte

to be unlucky — tener* mala suerte

b) (bringing bad luck) <omen> funesto, nefasto; <object> que trae mala suerte

it's unlucky to walk under ladders — es de mala suerte pasar por debajo de una escalera


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