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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.foʁ.tuˈna.du/ , /d͡ʒi.za.foʁ.tuˈna.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.za.foʁ.tuˈna.du/ , /d͡ʒi.za.foʁ.tuˈna.du/
Adjective
desafortunado (feminine desafortunada, masculine plural desafortunados, feminine plural desafortunadas)
- (of a person) unfortunate (not favoured by fortune)
- Synonym: azarado
- (of an event) unfortunate (marked by or resulting in misfortune)
- Synonym: infeliz
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Spanish
Etymology
From des- + afortunado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desafoɾtuˈnado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: de‧sa‧for‧tu‧na‧do
Adjective
desafortunado (feminine desafortunada, masculine plural desafortunados, feminine plural desafortunadas)
- without luck; unfortunate
- Synonym: desgraciado
- Antonym: afortunado
Los personajes son desafortunados.- The characters are unlucky.
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