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[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) (unfortunate) [ person] sfortunato; [coincidence, event] sfortunato, infelice; [ day] sfortunato, nero, infaustoto be unlucky enough to do — essere tanto sfortunato da fare, avere la sfortuna di fare
2) (causing bad luck) [number, colour] che porta sfortuna* * *(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) sfortunato* * *unlucky /ʌnˈlʌkɪ/a.1 sfortunato; disgraziato: He's the unluckiest man I've ever met, è l'uomo più sfortunato che io abbia mai incontrato; I am always unlucky at cards, sono sempre sfortunato a carte; They were unlucky to be caught, sono stati sfortunati ad esser stati presi; an unlucky coincidence, una sfortunata coincidenza2 che porta sfortuna; sfortunato: an unlucky number, un numero sfortunato; Many people think magpies are unlucky, molte persone credono che le gazze portino sfortuna; It's unlucky for the bridegroom to see his bride on the day of the wedding, porta sfortuna che lo sposo veda la sposa il giorno delle nozze; (lett.) in an unlucky hour, in un momento infeliceunluckilyavv.sfortunatamente; disgraziatamenteunluckinessn. [u]sfortuna; disgrazia.* * *[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1) (unfortunate) [ person] sfortunato; [coincidence, event] sfortunato, infelice; [ day] sfortunato, nero, infaustoto be unlucky enough to do — essere tanto sfortunato da fare, avere la sfortuna di fare
2) (causing bad luck) [number, colour] che porta sfortuna -
2 unlucky un·lucky adj
[ʌn'lʌkɪ]- ier comp - iest superl (person, day) sfortunato (-a), (decision) infausto (-a), infelice, (number, object) che porta sfortuna or male, di malaugurioto be unlucky — (person) essere sfortunato (-a), non avere fortuna, (number, thing) portare sfortuna
it's unlucky to walk under a ladder — porta sfortuna or male passare sotto una scala
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