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star-crossed
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star-crossed (stärkrôst, -krst)
adj.
Opposed by fate; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.
star-crossed
adj
dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune
[from cross (in the sense: thwart): so called because of the astrological belief that the stars affect people's destinies]
Translations
star-crossed [ˈstɑːˌkrɒst] ADJ → malhadado, desventurado
star-crossed
adj they were star-crossed lovers → ihre Liebe stand unter einem Unstern
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