star-crossed

(stär′krôst′, -krŏst′)

adj.

Opposed by fate; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.

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star-crossed

adj

dogged by ill luck; destined to misfortune

[C16: from cross (in the sense: thwart): so called because of the astrological belief that the stars affect people's destinies]

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star′-crossed`

adj.

thwarted or opposed by the stars; ill-fated: star-crossed lovers.

[1585–95]

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star-crossed

adjective

Involving or undergoing chance misfortune:

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward.

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star-crossed

[ˈstɑːˌkrɒst] ADJ → malhadado, desventurado

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star-crossed

adj they were star-crossed lovers → ihre Liebe stand unter einem Unstern

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