desafortunado

/desafoɾtuˈnado/, [d̪e.sa.foɾ.t̪uˈna.ð̞o]

unfortunate, unlucky

Adjective desafortunado (feminine desafortunada, masculine plural desafortunados, feminine plural desafortunadas)

without luck; unfortunate

Los personajes son desafortunados.

The characters are unlucky.

Examples

Estoy seguro de que fue tan sólo un desafortunado accidente.

I'm sure it was just a terrible accident.

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¡Soy tan desafortunado!

I'm so unlucky!

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¡Qué desafortunado!

How unfortunate!

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Eso fue desafortunado.

That was unfortunate.

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Fue desafortunado que lloviera ayer.

It was unfortunate that it rained yesterday.

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¡Qué desafortunado soy!

How unlucky I am!

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Yo no era desafortunado.

I wasn't unlucky.

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Hubo un desafortunado incidente en casa.

There was an unfortunate incident at home.

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Yo no había vuelto aquí desde aquel desafortunado incidente.

I haven't been back here since that unfortunate incident.

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Afortunado en el juego, desafortunado en el amor.

Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.

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