qué desgracia

qué desgracia(
keh
 
dehs
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grah
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syah
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. what a tragedy
"¡Qué desgracia!" gritaba el hombre con el rostro desencajado por el dolor y el llanto."What a tragedy!" shouted the man with his face contorted by pain and tears.
b. what a disaster
Borré el documento sin querer. ¡Qué desgracia! ¿Qué hago ahora?I deleted the document without meaning to. What a disaster! What shall I do now?
c. what a misfortune
Me encantaría tener un yate. ¡Qué desgracia no ser rico!Id' love to have a yacht. What a misfortune not to be rich!
d. what a terrible thing
Ha estallado la guerra. ¡Qué desgracia! ¿Qué será de nuestros pobres hijos?War has broken out. What a terrible thing! What will become of our poor sons?
e. what a terrible thing to happen
Me temo que su casa ha quedado destruida por las llamas. - ¡Qué desgracia!I'm afraid your house has been detroyed by the flames. - What a terrible thing to happen!
f. what a shame
¡Qué desgracia tener que trabajar en un día tan bueno como hoy!What a shame to have to work on a day as nice as today!
g.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
¡Qué desgracia la mía! Me acabo de enterar de que Luis está saliendo con Clara.I'm so unlucky! I just found out that Luis is dating Clara.
¡Ay, no! Me quemé la camisa nueva con el cigarrillo. ¡Qué desgracia tan grande!Oh, no! I burned my new shirt with the cigarette. What a great shame!
a. what a disgrace
¿Estás embarazada? ¡Ay, qué desgracia! Tu padre te va a matar.Are you pregnant? Oh, what a disgrace! Your father will kill you.
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