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

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Los gatos negros traen mala suerte. Black cats are bad luck.
Atribuyó su fracaso a la mala suerte. He attributed his failure to bad luck.
Él atribuye su pobreza a la mala suerte. He ascribes his poverty to bad luck.
No culpes tu fracaso a la mala suerte. Don't set your failure down to bad luck.
Él culpa a la mala suerte de su fracaso. He blames his failure on bad luck.
A veces, una escalera es símbolo de mala suerte. Sometimes a ladder is a sign of bad luck.
No creo que los gatos negros den mala suerte. I don’t believe that black cats cause bad luck.
Buscamos la suerte, la mala suerte nos busca a nosotros. We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us.
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.
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.
Se dice que el viernes 13 es un día de mala suerte. It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
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.
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!
Es de mala educación señalar a la gente. It is bad manners to point at people.
Te deseo buena suerte. I wish you good luck.
Es de mala educación señalar a los demás. It is rude to point at others.
Se cree que el siete es un número de la suerte. Seven is believed to be a lucky number.
La música fuerte es mala para la salud. Loud music is bad for your health.
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