desdicha

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desdicha
feminine noun
1misery (desgracia) (situación); misfortune (suceso)
  • por desdicha -> unfortunately

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desdicha [des-dee’-chah]
noun
1Misfortune, calamity, unhappiness, ill luck, misery, infelicity. (f)
past participle
1Irregular of DESDECIR.

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desdicha
sustantivo:femenino
1 (infelicidad) unhappiness
2 (contratiempo) misfortune
tuve la desdicha de ser amigo suyo I had the misfortune to be a friend of his; I was unlucky enough to be a friend of his; para mi desdicha, mi suegra vive con nosotros unfortunately for me, my mother-in-law lives with us
3 (familiar) (persona, cosa inútil) dead loss; (familiar)

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