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Meaning of bad luck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.

uncountable

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العربية سوء الحظّ سوء حظ نحس

Български малшанс несполука нещастие

বাংলা কুফা

Bosanski baksuz nesreća peh prokletinja smola баксуз

Català mala sort

Čeština neštěstí smůla

Dansk uheld

Deutsch Arschkarte Pech Seuche Unglück

Ελληνικά αναποδιά ατυχία κακοτυχία

Esperanto peco

Español desdicha desgracia desventura fucú gafe infortunio macacoa (monosemic) mala leche mala pata mala suerte malacue malaventura mavita (monosemic) ñeque pandura (monosemic) piña plancha quemada trampucheta yeta yetazo (monosemic)

Français guigne guignon malchance manque de bol manque de cul pas de bol poisse

Gàidhlig mì-àdh mì-bhuaidh mì-fhortan mì-shealbh mì-sheun

Galego mala sorte

עברית נחס

हिन्दी अपशकुन धक्का

Hrvatski baksuz nesreća peh prokletinja smola баксуз

Magyar balszerencse

Bahasa Indonesia kemalangan ketidakberuntungan soe tulah

Íslenska ógæfa óhamingja

Italiano iella malasorte sfiga sfortuna

日本語不吉不運凶厄悪運百年目

한국어 불길 불운 액운 흉

Kurdî azar

Latina adversa infelicitas

Lëtzebuergesch Ongléck

Latviešu nelaime

Te Reo Māori aitua

മലയാളം നിർഭാഗ്യം

Nederlands ongeluk pech

Polski niefart pech

Português azar

Română ghinion nenoroc

Русский невезение несчастье неудача

Shqip prapësi

Српски baksuz nesreća peh prokletinja smola баксуз

Svenska oflyt osis osis otur otur

Kiswahili nuksi

Tagalog malas

Türkçe fatalite kör talih kötü şans şanssızlık talihsizlik uğursuzluk

Tiếng Việt ách vận

Examples

“McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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