bad luck
біда, горе, лихо, нещастя
горе, беда, несчастье, неудача
Pech, Unglück, Ungemach
An undesirable turn of eventsAn undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
/bæd lʌk/
» It's bad luck to say that.
Das bringt Pech, wenn man das sagt.
Es bringt Pech, das zu sagen.
Говорить так — плохая примета.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune.
Pech, Unglück, Ungemach
невезе́ниеnevezénije, несча́стьеnesčástʹje, неуда́чаneudáča
неща́стяneščástja, го́реhóre, біда́bidá
More definitions
- an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
- unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
- an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Examples
127 sentencesIt's bad luck to say that.
ruГоворить так — плохая примета.
deDas bringt Pech, wenn man das sagt.
We've had too much bad luck.
ruНам слишком не везло.
Tom has had very bad luck.
ruТому очень не повезло.
I've been having some bad luck.
ruМне немного не повезло.
We have too much bad luck.
ruНам слишком не везёт.
Translations
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Synonyms
17 synonymsadversityB2misfortuneB2adversenessbad cessdisadventurehard luckill luckillfaremisadventuremischancemishapmislucktough luckunfortunateness
Close in meaning
- an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate:mischancemishap
- unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event:misfortune
- an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes:misfortunetough luckill luck
Antonyms
10 antonymsfelicityfortuneA2fortuitousnessfortuitygood cessgood fortunegood luckhappinessA2luckA1See Thesaurus:good luck
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable