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Meaning of ill-fortune | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Bad luck; misfortune

Equivalents

Latviešu nelaime

Examples

“They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

ill-got gains ill-gotten ill-gotten gains ill-gotten gains never prosper ill-groomed ill-health

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