No. 10,766 in Spanish

desafortunado

Unfortunate.

In a sentence

Fue un desafortunado accidente durante la competencia.
It was an unfortunate accident during the competition.
In this sentence, 'desafortunado' describes the nature of the accident as being unfortunate or regrettable.
El desafortunado hombre perdió todo en el incendio.
The unfortunate man lost everything in the fire.
Here, 'desafortunado' refers to the man, describing his misfortune or the adverse situation he's experiencing.
Es desafortunado que no podamos asistir a la reunión.
It's unfortunate that we cannot attend the meeting.
In this context, 'desafortunado' is used to characterize the situation or circumstance as being unluckily disappointing.

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