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Meaning of ill luck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.

uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 非運
Tiếng Việt rủi

Examples

“Then, as we have reported, bogie defects came to light on the first few production "Deltics" [...]; these have now been remedied, but inevitably deliveries, trial running and particularly crew training were retarded as a result, so that once again ill luck has dogged the East Coast Route timetable planners.”

CEFR level

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