unlucky

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unlucky

[ʌnˈlʌkɪ]

adjetivo

1sin suerte (person); desafortunado(a) (coincidence); funesto(a), aciago(a) (day); que da mala suerte (number, color)

to be unlucky -> tener mala suerte; (have bad luck) traer or dar mala suerte (bring bad luck)
I was unlucky enough to miss the train -> tuve la mala suerte de perder el tren

unlucky [an-la-ki]

adjetivo

1Desgraciado, desafortunado, desdichado.

2Funesto, infausto, azaroso, aciago, siniestro, de mal agüero.

unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ]

adjective

unluckier (comparative)unluckiest (superlative)

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!

he had his lucky and his unlucky days

to be unlucky [+person] tener mala suerte

I've been unlucky all my life

he was unlucky enough to meet himenough tuvo la mala suerte la desgracia de encontrarse con él;or

to be unlucky in lovelove no tener suerte en el amor

THE widow of actor Richard Burton has been unlucky in love since the death of her husband eight years ago "lucky in cards, unlucky in love"

he was unlucky not to score a second goalnot 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

At the Aztec Sun Festival fire was kindled from a mirror, or, if overcast (an unlucky omen), from sticks

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

Paid English to Spanish translation

Word of the Day: la carcajada

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw