Polyglot Dictionary

azar

/aˈzaɾ/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. bad luck

    • Que azar!

      What bad luck!

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

sorte

azar specifically means "bad luck"; sorte is more general, "luck," which can be good or bad.

Similar in other languages

German

Pech

Pech is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bad luck."

Practice

1 What does azar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Que ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches azar?

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