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un·for·tu·nate
(ŭn-fôr′chə-nĭt)adj.
1. Having bad luck; unlucky.
2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune: an unfortunate turn of events.
3. Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners.
n.
A victim of bad luck.
un·for′tu·nate·ly adv.
Synonyms: unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, unlucky
These adjectives mean having or marked by bad luck: an unfortunate turn of events; a hapless victim; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; a luckless suitor; an unlucky accident.
These adjectives mean having or marked by bad luck: an unfortunate turn of events; a hapless victim; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; a luckless suitor; an unlucky accident.
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unfortunately
(ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ)adv
(sentence modifier) it is regrettable that; unluckily
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Adv. | 1. | unfortunately - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" as luck would have it, fortuitously, fortunately, luckily - by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" |
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unfortunately
adverb unluckily, sadly, alas, regrettably, worse luck (informal), woefully, unhappily, sad to say, lamentably, sad to relate Unfortunately, my time is limited.
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Translations
لِسوء الحَظلِسُوْءِ الـحَظّ
bohužel
uheldigvisdesværre
leidernebbich
valitettavasti
nažalost
til allrar óhamingju; òví miîur
運悪く
유감스럽게도
na žalost
tyvärr
อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย
đáng tiếc
unfortunately
[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪtlɪ] ADV1. (= unluckily) → desgraciadamente, por desgracia
unfortunately for you → desgraciadamente para ti, por desgracia para ti
unfortunately for you → desgraciadamente para ti, por desgracia para ti
2. (= regrettably) → lamentablemente
3. (= inappropriately) the statement was rather unfortunately phrased → la declaración estaba formulada con muy poco acierto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unfortunately
[ʌnˈfɔːrtʃʊnətli] adv → malheureusementUnfortunately, I arrived late → Malheureusement, je suis arrivé en retard.
unfortunately for sb → malheureusement pour qn
Unfortunately for him, he panicked → Malheureusement pour lui, il a paniqué.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unfortunately
adv → leider; chosen → unglücklich; worded → ungeschickt; the unfortunately-named … → der unglücklich benannte …; unfortunately for you → bedauerlicherweise für Sie; unfortunately not → leider nicht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unfortunately
[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪtlɪ] adv → purtroppo, sfortunatamentean unfortunately worded speech → un discorso infelice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unfortunate
(anˈfoːtʃənət) adjective1. unlucky. He has been very unfortunate.
2. regrettable. He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.
unˈfortunately adverbI'd like to help but unfortunately I can't.
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unfortunately
→ لِسُوْءِ الـحَظّ bohužel uheldigvis leider δυστυχώς por desgracia valitettavasti malheureusement nažalost sfortunatamente 運悪く 유감스럽게도 helaas uheldigvis niefortunnie infelizmente к сожалению tyvärr อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย ne yazık ki đáng tiếc 不幸地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009