unlucky

unlucky
adjective
1) unglücklich; (not successful) glücklos

be [very/really] unlucky — [großes/wirkliches] Pech haben

2) (bringing bad luck)

an unlucky date/number — ein Unglückstag/eine Unglückszahl

an unlucky sign/omen — ein schlechtes Zeichen/Omen

be unlucky — Unglück bringen

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adjective
(not lucky or fortunate: I am unlucky - I never win at cards.) unglücklich, Pech haben
- academic.ru/78578/unluckily">unluckily
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un·lucky
[ʌnˈlʌki]
adj
1. (unfortunate) glücklos
he's always been \unlucky er hat immer Pech
they were \unlucky enough to be there when it happened sie hatten das [große] Pech, gerade dort zu sein, als es passierte
to be \unlucky for sb [that ...] jd hat das Pech[, dass ...]
it was \unlucky for her that ... zu ihrem Pech ...
to be \unlucky at cards/in love Pech im Spiel/in der Liebe haben
an \unlucky person ein Pechvogel m
2. (dated form: bringing bad luck)
to be \unlucky Unglück bringen
\unlucky day Unglückstag m
to draw the \unlucky lot den Kürzeren ziehen
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[ʌn'lʌkɪ]
adj (+er)
1) 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

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! —

he was unlucky enough to meet her Smith was unlucky not to score a second goal — er hatte das Pech, sie zu treffen Smith hatte Pech gehabt, dass er kein zweites Tor schoss

2) 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

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unlucky adj unglücklich:
a) vom Pech verfolgt:
be unlucky Pech oder kein Glück haben ( c);
he’s unlucky with women er hat kein Glück bei Frauen;
she was unlucky enough to fall sie hatte Pech und stürzte, sie hatte das Pech zu stürzen
b) ungünstig (Moment etc)
c) schwarz, Unglücks…:
unlucky day;
be unlucky Unglück bringen ( a); star A 3
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adjective
1) unglücklich; (not successful) glücklos

be [very/really] unlucky — [großes/wirkliches] Pech haben

2) (bringing bad luck)

an unlucky date/number — ein Unglückstag/eine Unglückszahl

an unlucky sign/omen — ein schlechtes Zeichen/Omen

be unlucky — Unglück bringen

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adj.
unglücklich adj.

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