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1 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 -
2 desgracia
• adversity• calamity• discredit• disgrace• dishonor• ill luck• misadventure• miserableness• misfortune• mishap• wretched• wriggle -
3 caer en desgracia
to lose favour (US favor), fall from grace* * *(v.) = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul ofEx. She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.Ex. The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.Ex. This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.Ex. The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice.* * *(v.) = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul ofEx: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
Ex: The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues.Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.Ex: This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.Ex: The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice. -
4 por desgracia
unfortunately* * ** * *= unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointinglyEx. Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.Ex. Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.Ex. Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.Ex. Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.* * *= unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointinglyEx: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.Ex: Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential. -
5 para colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia
para colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgraciato top it all, to top everythingSpanish-English dictionary > para colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia
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6 ¡qué desgracia!
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7 demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia
= too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own goodEx. The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.* * *= too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own goodEx: The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.
Spanish-English dictionary > demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia
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8 por suerte o por desgracia
* * *= for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortuneEx. Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* * *= for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortuneEx: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs. -
9 una desgracia
Ex. It would be a crying shame if women are to continue to die of cervical cancer only because they failed to undergo the necessary tests.* * *Ex: It would be a crying shame if women are to continue to die of cervical cancer only because they failed to undergo the necessary tests.
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10 caer en desgracia
• come to grief• fall into disgrace• fall into disrepute -
11 caer en desgracia con
• fall into disfavor with -
12 causa de la desgracia
• bane• blight• ruin -
13 en desgracia
• in disagreement• in disguise• in the direction of• in the doldrums -
14 en la suerte y en la desgracia
• for weal or woeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > en la suerte y en la desgracia
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15 estar en desgracia
• be unfortunate -
16 estoico ante la desgracia
• stoic in the face of misfortuneDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estoico ante la desgracia
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17 para mayor desgracia
• to make matters worse• to top everything -
18 por desgracia
• unfortunately -
19 ser una desgracia para
• be hopeless at -
20 qué desgracia
intj.what a shame.
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