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1 unluckily
adverbunglücklich; as sentence-modifier unglücklicherweise* * *adverb (unfortunately: Unluckily he has hurt his hand and cannot play the piano.) unglücklicherweise* * *un·lucki·ly[ʌnˈlʌkɪli]adv unglücklicherweise, leiderhe landed \unluckily and injured his back er fiel unglücklich und verletzte sich am Rücken▪ \unluckily for sb zu jds Pech [o Unglück]* * *[ʌn'lʌkIlɪ]advzum Pech, zum Unglück* * *unluckily adv unglücklicherweise* * *adverbunglücklich; as sentence-modifier unglücklicherweiseunluckily for him/her — etc. zu seinem/ihrem usw. Pech
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2 unluckily
adv. 1. за жал, за несреќа; unluckily for sb за негова несреќа: Unluckily (for him), he did not get the job За жал тој не ја доби работата2. несреќно, малерозно: The day started unluckily Денот почна малерозно -
3 אתרע מזלו
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4 Б-45
НА БЕДУ (чью) PrepP Invar sent adv usu. parenth)) (in refer, to an action or event) resulting in undesirable consequences (for s.o. or o.s.): toone's ( s.o. fc) misfortune unluckily (unfortunately) (for one ( s.o.)) to one's (s.o.'s) cost (in limited contexts) as luck would have it.«Множество лет тому назад, на мою беду, в дом ко мне пришел бродячий художник и стал умирать от лихорадки» (Искандер 5). "Many years ago, to my misfortune, a wandering artist came to my house and began dying of a fever" (5a).Надобно было, на мою беду, чтоб вежливейший из генералов всех русских армий стал при мне говорить о войне (Герцен 1). Unluckily for me this most courteous of the generals of all the Russian armies had to begin speaking of the war in my presence (1a).Они ещё пуще обиделись и начали меня неприлично за это ругать, а я... на беду себе, чтобы поправить обстоятельства, тут и рассказал очень образованный анекдот про Пирона... Они взяли да меня и высекли» (Достоевский 1). "...They got even more offended and began scolding me indecently, and I, unfortunately, tried to make things better by telling a very educated anecdote about Pi-ron....Then they up and thrashed me" (1a).«Так, так научилась Параня, на свою беду, курить» (Абрамов 1). "Oh yes, that's how Paranya learned to smoke-to her cost" (1a).Б.Л. (Пастернак) сказал, что теперь он уже обязательно хочет посмотреть спектакль и не примет никаких отговорок. На беду заболела исполнительница главной роли Л.И. Добржанская и спектакли были отменены (Гладков 1). Не (Pasternak) said I really must take him to see it (the production of my play) now, and he would not accept any excuses. But as luck would have it, the actress playing the leading part, L.I. Dobrzhanskaya, was ill at that moment and performances had been cancelled (1a). -
5 на беду
[PrepP; Invar; sent adv (usu. parenth)]=====⇒ (in refer, to an action or event) resulting in undesirable consequences (for s.o. oro.s.):- to one's (s.o.'s) misfortune;- unluckily (unfortunately) (for one < s.o.>);- to one's < s.o.'s> cost;- [in limited contexts] as luck would have it.♦ "Множество лет тому назад, на мою беду, в дом ко мне пришел бродячий художник и стал умирать от лихорадки" (Искандер 5). "Many years ago, to my misfortune, a wandering artist came to my house and began dying of a fever" (5a).♦ Надобно было, на мою беду, чтоб вежливейший из генералов всех русских армий стал при мне говорить о войне (Герцен 1). Unluckily for me this most courteous of the generals of all the Russian armies had to begin speaking of the war in my presence (1a).♦ "Они ещё пуще обиделись и начали меня неприлично за это ругать, а я... на беду себе, чтобы поправить обстоятельства, тут и рассказал очень образованный анекдот про Пирона... Они взяли да меня и высекли" (Достоевский 1). "...They got even more offended and began scolding me indecently, and I, unfortunately, tried to make things better by telling a very educated anecdote about Piron....Then they up and thrashed me" (1a).♦ "Так, так научилась Параня, на свою беду, курить" (Абрамов 1). "Oh yes, that's how Paranya learned to smoke - to her cost" (1a).♦ Б.Л. [Пастернак] сказал, что теперь он уже обязательно хочет посмотреть спектакль и не примет никаких отговорок. На беду заболела исполнительница главной роли Л.И. Добржанская и спектакли были отменены (Гладков 1). Не [Pasternak] said I really must take him to see it [the production of my play] now, and he would not accept any excuses. But as luck would have it, the actress playing the leading part, L.I. Dobrzhanskaya, was ill at that moment and performances had been cancelled (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на беду
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6 горе
с.к моему горю, на моё горе — unfortunately for me, to my sorrow
сделать что-л. на своё горе — do smth. to one's misfortune, do smth. unfortunately / unluckily for one
причинять кому-л. горе — grieve smb.
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горе в том, что — the trouble is thatему и горя мало — nothing touches him, he doesn't give a damn
с горя — of grief, with grief
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7 горе
I г`орес.1) (глубокая печаль, скорбь) grief, sorrow; woe книжн. высок.с горя — of grief, with grief
обезу́меть от горя — be distraught with grief
к моему́ горю, на моё горе — unfortunately for me, to my sorrow
он с горя за́пил — he is drowning his sorrows
сде́лать что-л на своё горе — do smth to one's misfortune, do smth unfortunately / unluckily for one
причиня́ть кому́-л горе — grieve smb
••горе в том, что — the trouble is that
ему́ и горя ма́ло — nothing touches him, he doesn't give a damn; and he has nothing left to worry about
уби́тый горем — broken-hearted
горе мне с тобо́й! разг. — ≈ what a problem you are!
II гор`еслеза́ми горю не помо́жешь посл. — ≈ it's no use crying over spilt milk
нареч. книжн. уст.(кверху, ввысь) upвозвести́ о́чи горе — look up
возде́ть ру́ки горе — raise one's hands
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8 disavventura
f misadventure* * *disavventura s.f.1 ( contrarietà) mishap, unlucky accident: un viaggio pieno di disavventure, a journey full of mishaps2 ( sfortuna) misfortune, bad luck, misadventure, mischance: ebbi la disavventura d'imbattermi in un creditore, I had the misfortune (o I was unlucky enough) to run into a creditor of mine // per disavventura, unfortunately (o unluckily o by misfortune); per sua disavventura l'incontrò di nuovo, unfortunately for him he met her again.* * *[dizavven'tura]sostantivo femminile1) (contrarietà) misadventure, accident2) (disgrazia) mishap* * *disavventura/dizavven'tura/sostantivo f.1 (contrarietà) misadventure, accident2 (disgrazia) mishap; per disavventura as ill luck would have it. -
9 unfortunately
adv к несчастью, к сожалениюСинонимический ряд:1. deplorably (other) afflictively; calamitously; deplorably; direly; distressingly; dolorously; grievously; heartbreakingly; lamentably; mournfully; regrettably; sadly; unhappily; woefully2. inauspiciously (other) adversely; badly; ill; inauspiciously; negatively; unfavourably3. infelicitously (other) awkwardly; gracelessly; ineptly; infelicitously4. lucklessly (other) haplessly; lucklessly; misfortunately; unhappily; unluckily; untowardly -
10 desgracia
f.1 misfortune (mala suerte).ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two air accidentsbastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my jobpor desgracia unfortunately2 disaster.desgracias personales casualtieses una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…3 disgrace, shame, dishonor, discredit.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1 (desdicha) misfortune2 (mala suerte) bad luck, mischance3 (pérdida de favor) disfavour (US disfavor)4 (accidente) mishap, accident\caer en desgracia to lose favour (US favor), fall from gracepara colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia to top it all, to top everythingpor desgracia unfortunately¡qué desgracia! how awful!* * *noun f.1) disgrace2) misfortune•* * *SF1) (=mala suerte) misfortunetuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema
estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck
2) (=revés) misfortuneha muerto, ¡qué desgracia! — she has died, what a terrible thing (to happen)!
3)desgracias personales — (=víctimas) casualties
4)caer en desgracia — to lose favour o (EEUU) favor, fall from favour o (EEUU) favor
* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.----* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *1)a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortunetener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf
caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace
b)2) ( suceso adverso)y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...
las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)
•* * *= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.* una desgracia = a crying shame.* * *A1(desdicha, infortunio): tuvo la desgracia de perder un hijo sadly, she lost a son, she was unfortunate enough to lose a sontiene la desgracia de que la mujer es alcohólica unfortunately, his wife is an alcoholic, he has the misfortune to have an alcoholic wifebastante desgracia tiene el pobre hombre con su enfermedad he has enough to bear with his illnessen la desgracia se conoce a los amigos when things get bad o rough o tough you find out who your real friends arecaer en desgracia to fall from favor o grace2por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately¿te tocó sentarte al lado de él? — sí, por desgracia did you have to sit next to him? — unfortunately, yes o yes, I'm afraid soB(suceso adverso): han tenido una desgracia tras otra they've had one piece of bad luck o one disaster after anothersufrió muchas desgracias en su juventud he suffered many misfortunes in his youthy para colmo de desgracias, se me quemó la cena and to crown o cap it all, I burned the dinner¡qué desgracia! se me manchó el traje nuevo oh, no o what a disaster! I've spilt something on my new suitlas desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours ( AmE), it never rains but it pours ( BrE)Compuesto:* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
desgracia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desgracia
desgraciar
desgracia sustantivo femenino
caer en desgracia to fall from favorb)
desgracia sustantivo femenino
1 (mala suerte) misfortune
2 (suceso penoso) tragedy: tuvieron la desgracia de perder su casa en un incendio, they suffered the misfortune of losing their house in a fire
3 (pérdida de favor, respeto) caer en desgracia, to fall into disgrace 4 desgracias personales, casualties
♦ Locuciones: por desgracia, unfortunately: por desgracia no podemos ir, unfortunately we can't go
las desgracias nunca vienen solas, when it rains it pours
' desgracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- adversidad
- azote
- caer
- calamidad
- desastre
- disgusto
- entera
- entero
- evitar
- hambre
- plaga
- través
- abatir
- conllevar
- desdicha
- encarar
- golpe
- miseria
- presentir
- recuperar
- sobrevenir
English:
blow
- curse
- disgrace
- doghouse
- favor
- favour
- misadventure
- misery
- misfortune
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- wretchedness
- affliction
- dismay
- disturbed
* * *desgracia nf1. [mala suerte] misfortune;le persigue la desgracia he is dogged by bad luck;bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job;ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two plane crashes;por desgracia unfortunately;¿le llegaste a conocer? – por desgracia para mí did you ever meet him? – unfortunately for me, I did2. [catástrofe] disaster;ha ocurrido una desgracia something terrible has happened;le persiguen las desgracias bad things keep happening to him;una vida llena de desgracias a life full of misfortune;¡qué desgracia! how awful!;es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…;las desgracias nunca vienen solas it never rains but it poursdesgracias personales:no hubo que lamentar desgracias personales there were no casualties, fortunately3. Compcaer en desgracia to fall from grace o into disgrace;caer en desgracia de alguien to fall out of favour with sb;es la desgracia de la familia he's the shame of the family* * *f1 misfortune;por desgracia unfortunately2 suceso accident;las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours3 ( vergüenza) disgrace;grace* * *desgracia nf1) : misfortune2) : disgrace3)por desgracia : unfortunately* * *desgracia n misfortune / piece of bad luck -
11 беда
1. жен.
1) (несчастье) misfortune, disaster, mischief, calamity покидать в беде ≈ ditch разг. накликать беду пахнет бедой попадать в беду доводить до беды
2) (затруднение, беспокойство) trouble выпутаться из беды ∙ семь бед - один ответ ≈ as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb;
in for a penny, in for a pound беда (никогда) не приходит одна ≈ troubles never come singly;
it never rains but it pours;
when it rains, it pours пришла беда - отворяй ворота ≈ troubles never come singly;
it never rains but it pours;
when it rains, it pours
2. предик. беда! it's a bad job! в чем беда? ≈ where's the harm? беда мне с ним ≈ he's an awful trouble в том-то и беда ≈ that's the trouble беда как на беду как на беду что за беда? не беда беда не великабед|а - ж.
1. trouble;
(несчастье) misfortune;
(бедствие) disaster, calamity;
у нас ~ we`re in trouble, we`ve had a misfortune;
быть в ~е be* in trouble;
накликать ~у court disaster;
оставить, покинуть кого-л. в ~е leave* smb. in the lurch;
быть ~е! there`s trouble ahead!;
there`s trouble in the offing!
2. в знач. сказ. (плохо;
горе, неприятность): ~ ей с ним she has nothing but trouble with him, he gives her a lot of trouble;
в том-то и ~! that`s just the trouble;
~ (не) в том, что the trouble is (not) that;
вот ~! (неприятность) what a nuisance!;
на ~у unluckily, as luck would have it;
как на ~у to make matters worse;
не ~! it doesn`t matter!;
что за ~! what does it matter!;
пришла ~ - отворяй ворота посл. misfortunes never come singly;
it never rains but it pours;
семь бед - один ответ as well be* hanged for a sheep as for a lamb;
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1. n зло, вредto do ill — причинить вред, плохо обойтись, поступить
ill nature — злоба; недоброжелательность
2. n несчастья, невзгоды, бедыill luck — невезение; неудача; несчастье
as ill luck would have it, by ill luck — к несчастью
3. n отрицательные явления4. n болезнь, заболевание5. n арх. грех6. a больной, нездоровыйterminally ill — неизлечимый больной, обречённый
7. a нехороший, плохой, дурнойill news — плохие новости, дурные вести, недобрая весть
ill success — неудача, неуспех
ill fortune — несчастье, неудача
ill fame — плохая репутация, дурная слава
8. a злой, враждебный9. a вредныйill weed — злостный сорняк, бурьян
10. adv плохо, худо, нехорошо, дурно; неблагоприятноill humour — плохое настроение, дурное расположение духа
ill usage — плохое, жестокое, несправедливое обращение
11. adv едва ли, с трудомСинонимический ряд:1. bad (adj.) bad; evil; inauspicious; iniquitous; naughty; perverted; wicked; wrong2. faulty (adj.) faulty; objectionable; poor; unsatisfactory3. harmful (adj.) damaging; deleterious; detrimental; harmful; hurtful; injurious; mischievous; nocent; nocuous; prejudicial; prejudicious4. hostile (adj.) hostile; inimicable; inimical; unfriendly5. rude (adj.) discourteous; disgracious; disrespectful; ill-bred; ill-mannered; impertinent; impolite; incivil; incondite; inurbane; mannerless; rude; uncalled-for; uncivil; uncourteous; uncouth; ungracious; unhandsome; unmannered; unmannerly; unpolished6. sick (adj.) afflicted; ailing; diseased; down; indisposed; invalid; sick; sickly; unhealthy; unwell7. unfavorable (adj.) adverse; unfavorable; unfavourable; unkind; unkindly8. bad (noun) bad; badness9. disease (noun) affection; ailment; complaint; condition; disease; disorder; hurt; ills; infirmity; injury; malady; mischief; misery; pain; sickness; syndrome10. evil (noun) affliction; badness; bane; curse; depravity; evil; harm; malice; plague; scourge; wickedness; woe11. inauspiciously (other) adversely; badly; inauspiciously; negatively; unfavourably; unfortunately; unluckilyАнтонимический ряд:benefit; blessing; bright; favourably; fine; forcible; fortune; gain; good; hale; happiness; health; healthy; hearty; kind; lively; well -
13 worse
1. n худшееworse things happen — бывает и хуже; случается и худшее
2. a худший; хужеto make matters worse … — и в довершение всего …
3. a от 2 в худшем состоянии4. adv от I5. adv хужеyou are playing worse than you did last week — вы играете хуже, чем на прошлой неделе
6. adv сильнее, большеСинонимический ряд:1. more amiss (adj.) more amiss; more deficient; more dissatisfactory; more unsatisfactory; more up; poorer2. more decayed (adj.) more decayed; more decomposed; more putrid; more rotten; more spoiled; rottener3. more disagreeable (adj.) more disagreeable; more displeasing; more offensive; more unpleasant; sourer; unhappier; unpleasanter4. more downcast (adj.) bluer; droopier; duller; lower; more chapfallen; more crestfallen; more dejected; more depressed; more disconsolate; more dispirited; more doleful; more down; more downcast; more downhearted; more down-in-the-mouth; more downthrown; more heartsick; more heartsore; more hipped; more low-spirited; more mopey; more soul-sick; more spiritless; more sunk; more woebegone; sicker5. more harmful (adj.) eviler; more damaging; more deleterious; more detrimental; more harmful; more hurtful; more inauspicious; more injurious; more nocent; more nocuous; more prejudicial; more prejudicious; more unfavorable; more unfavourable; worse6. more hostile (adj.) more hostile; more inimicable; more inimical; unfriendlier7. more null (adj.) more invalid; more null; more void8. more wrong (adj.) eviler or eviller; more immoral; more iniquitous; more nefarious; more reprobate; more sinful; more vicious; more wicked; more wrong; wickeder9. naughtier (adj.) more ill-behaved; more misbehaving; more mischievous; more paw; naughtier10. ruder (adj.) more discourteous; more disgracious; more disrespectful; more ill-bred; more ill-mannered; more impertinent; more impolite; more incivil; more incondite; more inurbane; more mannerless; more uncalled-for; more uncivil; more uncourteous; more uncouth; more ungracious; more unhandsome; more unmannered; more unmannerly; more unpolished; ruder11. tougher (adj.) rougher; tougher12. more inauspiciously (other) more adversely; more badly; more inauspiciously; more negatively; more unfavourably; more unfortunately; more unluckily; worse13. poor (other) below par; down; inferior; lowly; poor; sad; sick -
14 unlucky
(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) desafortunado, que tiene mala suerteunlucky adj1. que da mala suerte2. que tiene mala suertetr[ʌn'lʌkɪ]1 (unfortunate) desafortunado,-a, desgraciado,-a2 (fateful) aciago,-a, nefasto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be unlucky (person) tener mala suerteto be unlucky (thing) traer mala suertehow unlucky! ¡qué mala suerte!1) : de mala suerte, desgraciado, desafortunadoan unlucky year: un año de mala suerte2) inauspicious: desfavorable, poco propicio3) regrettable: lamentableadj.• aciago, -a adj.• azaroso, -a adj.• de mala suerte adj.• desafortunado, -a adj.• desastrado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• fatal adj.• infausto, -a adj.• infeliz adj.• infortunado, -a adj.• nefasto, -a adj.'ʌn'lʌkiadjective unluckier, unluckiesta) ( unfortunate) < person> sin suerte, desafortunado; < day> funesto, de mala suerteto be unlucky — tener* mala suerte
b) ( bringing bad luck) < omen> funesto, nefasto; < object> que trae mala suerte[ʌn'lʌkɪ]ADJ (compar unluckier) (superl unluckiest)1) (=luckless) [person] desafortunado; [day] de mala suertehow very unlucky! — ¡qué mala suerte!
to be unlucky — [person] tener mala suerte
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he was unlucky enough to meet him — tuvo la mala suerte or la desgracia de encontrarse con él•
he was unlucky not to score a second goal — no tuvo la suerte de marcar un segundo gol2) (=causing bad luck) [number, object] que trae mala suerte3) (=ill-omened) [day, omen] funesto, nefasto* * *['ʌn'lʌki]adjective unluckier, unluckiesta) ( unfortunate) < person> sin suerte, desafortunado; < day> funesto, de mala suerteto be unlucky — tener* mala suerte
b) ( bringing bad luck) < omen> funesto, nefasto; < object> que trae mala suerte -
15 sorte
f fatetirare a sorte draw lots* * *sorte s.f.1 destiny, fate, fortune: sorte favorevole, sfavorevole, good, bad fortune; i tiri della sorte, the tricks of fortune; dobbiamo accettare la nostra sorte, we must accept our fate; è in balia della sorte, he is at the mercy of fate; essere favorito dalla sorte, to be favoured by fortune; meritare una sorte migliore, to deserve a better fate; imprecare contro la sorte, to curse one's fate; ha in mano le sorti del paese, he has the destiny of his country in his hands // per buona, cattiva sorte, luckily, unluckily: per buona sorte c'era un medico, fortunately (o luckily) there was a doctor // gli toccò in sorte una buona moglie, he had the fortune to have a good wife; mi è toccato in sorte di rimanere qui, I am fated to remain here // estrarre, tirare a sorte qlco., to draw (o to cast) lots for (sthg.) // tentare la sorte, to tempt fate // decidere delle sorti di qlcu., to decide s.o.'s fate // far buon viso a cattiva sorte, to make the best of a bad bargain2 ( condizione) state, lot, fate: non mi lamento della mia sorte, I don't complain about my lot; sono inquieto circa la sua sorte, I am very anxious about his fate3 ( caso, fortuna imprevista) chance; opportunity: ho avuto la sorte di incontrarlo, I had the chance (o opportunity) to meet him* * *['sɔrte]sostantivo femminile1) (destino) fate, destiny, lotcattiva sorte — hard luck, doom
buona sorte — luck, fortune
tentare la sorte — to try o chance one's luck, to take a chance
sfidare la sorte — to tempt fate o providence
ironia della sorte, non rispose mai — ironically, she never replied
2) (sorteggio) lotestrarre o tirare a sorte to draw o cast lots; essere estratto a sorte — to be chosen o decided by lot
* * *sorte/'sɔrte/sostantivo f.1 (destino) fate, destiny, lot; cattiva sorte hard luck, doom; buona sorte luck, fortune; affidarsi alla sorte to trust to luck; la sua sorte è segnata his fate is sealed; tentare la sorte to try o chance one's luck, to take a chance; sfidare la sorte to tempt fate o providence; ironia della sorte, non rispose mai ironically, she never replied; le -i del paese the country's future2 (sorteggio) lot; estrazione a sorte draw; estrarre o tirare a sorte to draw o cast lots; essere estratto a sorte to be chosen o decided by lot.
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