Usage examples of "sfortuna" in Italian with translation to English

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I gatti neri portano sfortuna. Black cats are bad luck.
Attribuisce la sua povertà alla sfortuna. He attributes his poverty to bad luck.
Attribuisce spesso i suoi fallimenti alla sfortuna. He often attributes his failures to bad luck.
Lui attribuisce la sua povertà alla sfortuna. He attributes his poverty to bad luck.
Non credo che i gatti neri portino sfortuna. I don’t believe that black cats cause bad luck.
Lui attribuisce spesso i suoi fallimenti alla sfortuna. He often attributes his failures to bad luck.
Certe persone pensano che i gatti neri portino sfortuna. Some people believe that black cats bring bad luck.
Gli uomini non devono indossare vestiti bianchi e neri perché si dice che porti sfortuna. Men must not dress in black and white clothes because it is said that this brings bad luck.
Il quattro in Giappone porta sfortuna. Four is an unlucky number in Japan.
La sfortuna non arriva mai da sola. Misfortunes rarely come singly.
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