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azar.

bad luck; misfortune

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈzaʁ/Brazil[aˈzah]Brazil/aˈzaɾ/São-Paulo/aˈzaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. bad luck; misfortune

    masculine
    Foi muito azar ter perdido aquele livro.
Where this word comes from

From Arabic الزَهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Italian zara and French hasard.

intj/aˈzaʁ/Brazil[aˈzah]Brazil/aˈzaɾ/São-Paulo/aˈzaʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. tough luck; big deal; I don’t care (indicates that the speaker doesn’t care about the negative consequences mentioned)

    “As crianças na África estão morrendo de fome!” “Azar.”
    “Cara, você pode morrer se fizer isso.” “Azar.”
Where this word comes from

From Arabic الزَهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Italian zara and French hasard.

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