Usage examples of "bad luck" in English with translation to French

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She ascribed her failure to bad luck. Elle a attribué son échec à la malchance.
He attributed his failure to bad luck. Il mit son échec sur le compte de la déveine.
He attributes his poverty to bad luck. Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.
He ascribes his poverty to bad luck. Il attribue sa pauvreté à la malchance.
He often attributes his failures to bad luck. Il attribue souvent ses échecs à la malchance.
Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck. Certaines personnes superstitieuses en Amérique, croient que si un chat noir croise votre chemin, vous aurez de la malchance.
Black cats are bad luck. Les chats noirs portent malheur.
He blames his failure on bad luck. Il met son échec au compte du manque de chance.
He ascribes his failure to bad luck. Il attribue son échec à la mauvaise chance.
Some people believe that black cats bring bad luck. Certaines personnes pensent que les chats noirs portent malheur.
Bad luck! C'est vraiment pas de chance !
They smell bad. Ils puent.
He owes his success to good luck. Il doit son succès à la chance.
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
Luck is against me. La chance est contre moi.
The bad weather marred the ceremony. Le mauvais temps a gâché la cérémonie.
As good luck would have it, a steamer passed by and they were saved. Par chance, un bateau à vapeur passait par ici et ils ont pu être sauvés.
Bad news travels fast. Les mauvaises nouvelles ont des ailes.
He'll run out of luck sooner of later. La chance arrêtera de lui sourire, tôt ou tard.
He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.
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