Usage examples of "tener mala suerte" in Spanish with translation to English

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Algunas personas supersticiosas de Estados Unidos creen que si un gato negro cruza su camino, tendrán mala suerte. Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck.
Los hombres no deben usar ropas blancas y negras porque se dice que traen mala suerte. Men must not dress in black and white clothes because it is said that this brings bad luck.
Él culpa a la mala suerte de su fracaso. He blames his failure on bad luck.
Él atribuye su pobreza a la mala suerte. He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.
Los gatos negros traen mala suerte. Black cats are bad luck.
A veces, una escalera es símbolo de mala suerte. Sometimes a ladder is a sign of bad luck.
Buscamos la suerte, la mala suerte nos busca a nosotros. We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us.
Se dice que el viernes 13 es un día de mala suerte. It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
Atribuyó su fracaso a la mala suerte. He attributed his failure to bad luck.
Algunos dicen que el trece es un número de la mala suerte. Some people say thirteen is an unlucky number.
Él cree en la superstición de que el 13 es un número de la mala suerte. He believes in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
No creo que los gatos negros den mala suerte. I don’t believe that black cats cause bad luck.
No culpes tu fracaso a la mala suerte. Don't set your failure down to bad luck.
Me pregunto por qué algunas personas piensan que los gatos negros dan mala suerte. I wonder why some people think black cats are unlucky.
¡Él era la persona más enojona que tuve la mala suerte de conocer! He was the angriest man I've ever had the misfortune to meet!
Lamento tener que informarte de la mala noticia. I regret that I have to inform you of the bad news.
Hay que trabajar duro y tener suerte para adquirir riqueza. It takes luck and hard work to achieve wealth.
Al desdichado hace consuelo tener compañía en su suerte y duelo Two in distress makes sorrow less
Es de mala educación señalar a la gente. It is bad manners to point at people.
No necesitas tener el pelo cortado para esta semana. You need not have a haircut this week.
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