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sfortuna

bad luck

noun sfor-TOO-nah Rare

Also means

misfortune

Usage Note

Sfortuna is the direct antonym of fortuna ('luck'), formed with the prefix s- (privative). The adjective is sfortunato/a ('unlucky'). A common expression is che sfortuna! ('what bad luck!'). Unlike English 'misfortune', sfortuna is used casually in everyday speech with no particular formality.

Examples

"Che sfortuna perdere il treno!"

Natural Translation

What bad luck to miss the train!

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