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Meaning of Unfortunate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt

Definitions

An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
A prostitute.
archaic, euphemistic

Equivalents

العربية سيء الحظ

Български нещастен неща́стник

Català desafortunat

Čeština nešťastník

Dansk uheldig ulykkelig

Deutsch unglücklich unglückselig

Ελληνικά άμοιρος αποτυχημένος Άτυχος κακότυχος

Español desafortunado desgraciado

Suomi epäonninen onneton

Français infortuné malencontreux

Gaeilge aimseach ainniseoir créatúr donán mí-ámharach

Galego desafortunado

עברית אומלל

Հայերեն դժբախտ ձախորդ

Italiano disgraziato iellato malcapitato scalognato sfigato sfortunato sventurato

日本語不幸

Қазақша бақытсыз

한국어 불행

Latina infelix

Македонски несреќен несреќник

മലയാളം ദൗർഭാഗ്യം

मराठी दुर्दैवी

Nederlands onfortuinlijk

Polski fatalny pechowy

Português azarado desafortunado infeliz

Русский невезучий несчастливый несча́стный неуда́чливый неудачный

Svenska olycklig

Türkçe talihsiz uğursuz

Tiếng Việt đáng tiếc

Examples

“Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.”

“Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process.”

CEFR level

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

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