unlucky in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for unlucky in the English»Spanish Dictionary

unlucky <unluckier, unluckiest> [Am ˌənˈləki, Brit ʌnˈlʌki] ADJ

1. unlucky (unfortunate):

unlucky person

sin suerte

unlucky person

desafortunado

unlucky day

funesto

unlucky day

de mala suerte

to be unlucky

tener mala suerte

I was unlucky enough to bump into her

tuve la mala suerte de encontrármela

we were very unlucky with the weather

tuvimos muy mala suerte con el tiempo

2. unlucky (bringing bad luck):

unlucky omen

funesto

unlucky omen

nefasto

unlucky object

que trae mala suerte

wearing green is unlucky

vestir de verde trae mala suerte

I was born under an unlucky star

nací con mala estrella

4 is my unlucky number

el 4 me trae mala suerte

this house is unlucky

esta casa trae mala suerte

Translations for unlucky in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

maleta

unlucky

piñoso (piñosa)

unlucky

yetudo (yetuda)

unlucky

pavoso (pavosa)

unlucky

infortunado (infortunada) persona

unlucky

yetatore (con mala suerte)

unlucky person

¡qué piña es!

she's so unlucky!

desafortunado (desafortunada) persona

unlucky

siempre ha sido desafortunado en amores/en el juego

he's always been unlucky in love/at cards

es de mal agüero

it's unlucky

unlucky in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for unlucky in the English»Spanish Dictionary

unlucky [ʌnˈlʌki] ADJ

1. unlucky (unfortunate):

unlucky

desgraciado, -a

unlucky at cards, in love

desafortunado, -a

to be unlucky enough to get a cold

tener la mala suerte de coger un resfriado

2. unlucky form (bringing bad luck):

to be unlucky

ser nefasto, -a

to be unlucky day

ser funesto, -a

Translations for unlucky in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desafortunado (-a)

unlucky

desastrado (-a)

unlucky

azaroso (-a)

unlucky

ha sido toda su vida un malhadado

he has been unlucky all his life

desgraciado (-a)

unlucky

ser desgraciado (tener mala suerte)

to be unlucky

desgraciado (-a)

unlucky person

tuve la desgracia de perder todo mi dinero en el bingo

I was unlucky enough to lose all my money at bingo

he tenido la desgracia de...

I've been unlucky enough to ...

tener mala pata (mala suerte)

to be unlucky

tener buena/mala estrella

to be lucky/unlucky

unlucky Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be unlucky enough to get a cold

tener la mala suerte de coger un resfriado

to be unlucky

ser nefasto, -a

to be unlucky day

ser funesto, -a

lucky at cards, unlucky in love prov

desgraciado en el juego, afortunado en amores prov

I was unlucky enough to lose all my money at bingo

tuve la desgracia de perder todo mi dinero en el bingo

I've been unlucky enough to ...

he tenido la desgracia de...

he has been unlucky all his life

ha sido toda su vida un malhadado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A chestnut, he had four white stockings (considered unlucky by some horsemen).

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His only defeat had been an unlucky one.

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In an unlucky turn of events the vine pest devastated the vineyards during the late nineteenth century.

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On average, the worst scorers improve, but that is only true because the worst scorers are more likely to have been unlucky than lucky.

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In the song the dancer is bemoaning how unlucky he is.

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She is also lamenting about her unfortunate and unlucky life.

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He was fast but frequently unlucky, losing several potential results due to technical issues, engine failures and collisions for which he was not at fault.

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She was unlucky again, breaking down injured in her heat of the 100 yards.

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It is considered an unlucky day to have guests or go visiting.

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For example, claiming that a particular date is unlucky and then citing a dozen or so things that might happen on it.

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