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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesazar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: azar
"Que azar perder o voo por dois minutos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Bad fortune or an unfortunate situation that cannot be easily remedied.
"Missing the last train by a minute was just tough-luck."
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Used to express sympathy for someone's misfortune or, more commonly, to show a lack of sympathy and dismiss a minor complaint.
"If you didn't study for the exam, tough-luck if you fail."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'tough', derived from Old English 'tōh' meaning strong or enduring, and 'luck', originating from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German 'luke' meaning happiness or good fortune. First appearing in the late 19th century as an idiom, it evolved to express an unfortunate turn of events or to dismiss someone's complaints with stoic resignation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tough-luck" is said worldwide
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pas de chance
Transliteration: pa de shans
"C'est pas de chance d'avoir raté le bus."
Pech gehabt
Transliteration: pech gehapt
"Wer zu spät kommt, hat eben Pech gehabt."
sfortuna
Transliteration: sfortuna
"Che sfortuna non aver vinto il biglietto."
mala suerte
Transliteration: mala suerte
"Perder las llaves fue pura mala suerte."
azar
Transliteration: azar
"Que azar perder o voo por dois minutos."
بدقسمتی
Transliteration: badqismati
"بارش کی وجہ سے میچ کا رد ہونا بدقسمتی تھی۔"
真倒霉
Transliteration: zhēn dǎoméi
"错过末班车真是太倒霉了。"
재수 없음
Transliteration: jaesu eopseum
"시험에 떨어진 건 정말 재수 없는 일이다."
運が悪い
Transliteration: un ga warui
"財布を落とすなんて本当に運が悪い。"
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