un·luck·y ( n-lk  )adj. un·luck·i·er, un·luck·i·est 1. Subjected to or marked by misfortune. 2. Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious. See Synonyms at unfortunate. 3. Not producing the desired outcome; disappointing. un·luck i·ly adv.un·luck i·ness n. |
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ]
adj
1. characterized by misfortune or failure an unlucky person an unlucky chance
2. ill-omened; inauspicious an unlucky date
3. regrettable; disappointing
4. Brit dialect causing trouble; mischievous
unluckily adv
unluckiness n
unlucky
- dismal - Comes from French dies mali, "evil days," and first meant the 24 evil or unlucky days of the medieval calendar (two per month).
- infaust, infausting - Infaust is "unlucky" and infausting is "making unlucky."
- left-handed - Had a meaning of "unlucky" or "unseasonable."
- widdershins - Means "in a direction opposite of the usual one," but can also mean "unlucky."
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" |
| 2. |  unlucky - marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescottunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" |
unlucky
adjective
1. unfortunate, unhappy, disastrous Argentina's unlucky defeat by Ireland
unfortunate happy, lucky, fortunate, favoured, blessed, prosperous miserable, unsuccessful, hapless, luckless, wretched
unfortunate happy, lucky, fortunate, favoured, blessed, prosperous miserable, unsuccessful, hapless, luckless, wretched
2. ill-fated, doomed, inauspicious, ominous, untimely, unfavourable, cursed, ill-starred, ill-omened 13 was to prove an unlucky number.
Quotations
"now and then"
"there is a person born"
"who is so unlucky"
"that he runs into accidents"
"which started to happen"
"to someone else" [Don Marquis archys life of mehitabel]
"now and then"
"there is a person born"
"who is so unlucky"
"that he runs into accidents"
"which started to happen"
"to someone else" [Don Marquis archys life of mehitabel]
Translations
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ] ADJ (unluckier (compar) (unluckiest (superl)))
1. (= luckless) [person] → desafortunado; [day] → de mala suerte
the unlucky ones had to wait another hour → los menos afortunados tuvieron que esperar otra hora
how very unlucky! → ¡qué mala suerte!
to be unlucky [person] → tener mala suerte
he was unlucky enough to meet him → tuvo la mala suerte or la desgracia de encontrarse con él
to be unlucky in love → no tener suerte en el amor
he was unlucky not to score a second goal → no tuvo la suerte de marcar un segundo gol
the unlucky ones had to wait another hour → los menos afortunados tuvieron que esperar otra hora
how very unlucky! → ¡qué mala suerte!
to be unlucky [person] → tener mala suerte
he was unlucky enough to meet him → tuvo la mala suerte or la desgracia de encontrarse con él
to be unlucky in love → no tener suerte en el amor
he was unlucky not to score a second goal → no tuvo la suerte de marcar un segundo gol
2. (= causing bad luck) [number, object] → que trae mala suerte
that dress is unlucky for me → ese vestido me trae mala suerte
it's unlucky to break a mirror → romper un espejo trae mala suerte
that dress is unlucky for me → ese vestido me trae mala suerte
it's unlucky to break a mirror → romper un espejo trae mala suerte
3. (= ill-omened) [day, omen] → funesto, nefasto
1990 was an unlucky year for me → 1990 fue un año de mala suerte para mí
1990 was an unlucky year for me → 1990 fue un año de mala suerte para mí
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌki] adj
(= having bad luck) [person] → malchanceux/euse
to be unlucky [person] → ne pas avoir de chance
Did you win? - No, I was unlucky → Vous avez gagné? - Non, je n'ai pas eu de chance.
He's so unlucky → Il n'a vraiment pas de chance.
We were unlucky not to win → Nous avons perdu par manque de chance.
to be unlucky enough to do sth → avoir la malchance de faire qch
He was unlucky enough to lose his wallet → Il a eu la malchance de perdre son portefeuille.
I was unlucky enough to miss the final episode
BUT J'ai malheureusement raté le dernier épisode.
to be unlucky [person] → ne pas avoir de chance
Did you win? - No, I was unlucky → Vous avez gagné? - Non, je n'ai pas eu de chance.
He's so unlucky → Il n'a vraiment pas de chance.
We were unlucky not to win → Nous avons perdu par manque de chance.
to be unlucky enough to do sth → avoir la malchance de faire qch
He was unlucky enough to lose his wallet → Il a eu la malchance de perdre son portefeuille.
I was unlucky enough to miss the final episode
BUT J'ai malheureusement raté le dernier épisode.
[defeat, coincidence, choice] → malheureux/euse; [moment, day] → de malchance
(= causing bad luck) [object, number] → qui porte malheur
to be unlucky → porter malheur
They say thirteen is an unlucky number → On dit que le nombre treize porte malheur.
it's unlucky to do sth → ça porte malheur de faire qch
It's unlucky to look at a new moon through glass → Ça porte malheur de regarder la pleine lune à travers un verre.
to be unlucky → porter malheur
They say thirteen is an unlucky number → On dit que le nombre treize porte malheur.
it's unlucky to do sth → ça porte malheur de faire qch
It's unlucky to look at a new moon through glass → Ça porte malheur de regarder la pleine lune à travers un verre.
unlucky
adj (+er)
person → unglückselig; defeat, loser, victim → unglücklich; unlucky wretch → Unglücksrabe m, → Pechvogel m; he’s always unlucky → er ist vom Pech verfolgt; to be unlucky → Pech haben; (= not succeed) → keinen Erfolg haben; unlucky in love → unglücklich verliebt; it was unlucky for her that she was seen → Pech für sie, dass man sie gesehen hat; how unlucky for you! → was für ein Pech!, das ist wirklich dumm (für dich)!; he was unlucky enough to meet her → er hatte das Pech, sie zu treffen; Smith was unlucky not to score a second goal → Smith hatte Pech gehabt, dass er kein zweites Tor schoss
object, action, place → unglückselig; coincidence, event, choice → unglücklich; moment → ungünstig, schlecht gewählt; unlucky day → Unglückstag m; to be unlucky → Unglück or Pech bringen; London has been an unlucky place for me → London hat mir nur Pech gebracht; broken mirrors are unlucky → zerbrochene Spiegel bringen Unglück; unlucky number → Unglückszahl f; number 13: unlucky for some → Nummer 13: für manche bedeutet das Unglück; it’s not through any fault of yours, it’s just unlucky → es ist nicht dein Fehler, es ist nur Pech
unlucky [ʌnˈlʌkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person, day) → sfortunato/a; (decision) → infausto/a, infelice; (number, object) → che porta sfortuna or male, di malaugurio
she was unlucky enough to meet him → ha avuto la sfortuna di incontrarlo
to be unlucky (person) → essere sfortunato/a, non avere fortuna
it's unlucky to walk under a ladder → porta sfortuna or male passare sotto una scala
she was unlucky enough to meet him → ha avuto la sfortuna di incontrarlo
to be unlucky (person) → essere sfortunato/a, non avere fortuna
it's unlucky to walk under a ladder → porta sfortuna or male passare sotto una scala
adj unlucky [anˈlaki]
not lucky or fortunate I am unlucky – I never win at cards. ongelukkig غَيْر مَحْظوظ нещастен smolařský uheldig unglücklich, Pech haben άτυχος desafortunado, que tiene mala suerte õnnetu, ebaõnnest saadetud بدشانس huono-onninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל अभागा, बदकिस्मत nesretan szerencsétlen óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 불행한 nelaimingas, neturintis laimės nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs tdk bernasib baik ongelukkig uheldig pechowy azarado nenorocos, ghinionist невезучий nešťastný; smoliarsky ki nima sreče nesrećan ha otur โชคร้าย şanssız, talihsiz 不幸的 невдалий بد قسمت không may mắn, xui 不幸的
adv unˈluckily
unfortunately Unluckily he has hurt his hand and cannot play the piano. ongelukkig لِسوء الحَظ за нещастие naneštěstí uheldigvis; ulykkeligvis unglücklicherweise ατυχώς, δυστυχώς por desgracia, desgraciadamente õnnetuseks بدبختانه pahaksi onneksi malheureusement לְרוֹעַ הַמַזָל दुर्भाग्यवश na nesreću sajnos til allrar óhamingju purtroppo 不運にも 불행하게 nelaimei nelaimīgi; nelaimīgā kārtā malangnya ongelukkigerwijs uheldigvis na nieszczęście infelizmente din nefericire к несчастью nanešťastie na nesrečo nesrećno olyckligtvis อย่างโชคร้าย ne yazık ki, maalesef 令人遺憾地 невдало بد قسمتي سے không may mắn, xui 令人遗憾地
unlucky → غير محظوظ nešťastný uheldig Pech haben άτυχος desafortunado huono-onninen malchanceux nesretan sfortunato 運の悪い 불운한 ongelukkig uheldig pechowy azarado неудачный oturlig โชคร้าย şanssız không may mắn 不幸的
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