Thirteen is an unpropitious number.
Tretten er et ugunstigt tal.
arrived at an unpropitious moment.
ankom på et ugunstigt tidspunkt.
Passepartout was enraged beyond expression by the unpropitious weather.
Passepartout var rasende ud over alle grænser over det ugunstige vejr.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysAt this unpropitious moment her name was called.
På dette ugunstige tidspunkt blev hendes navn råbt.
Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)But, when all is said, it remained an unpropitious meeting.
Men, når alt er sagt, var det stadig et ugunstigt møde.
Source: Brideshead RevisitedWilson was concerned with the rituals and beauty of ordinary black Americans as they They forged a culture in unpropitious circumstances.
Wilson var optaget af ritualerne og skønheden ved almindelige sorte amerikanere, mens de skabte en kultur under ugunstige forhold.
Source: The Economist CultureThe sea was not very unpropitious, the wind seemed stationary in the north–east, the sails were hoisted, and the Henrietta ploughed across the waves like a real trans–Atlantic steamer.
Havet var ikke særlig ugunstigt, vinden syntes at stå stille i nordøst, sejlene blev hejst, og Henrietta pløjede hen over bølgerne som en ægte transatlantisk dampskib.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysThe result of that unpropitious interview was that Eustacia, instead of passing the afternoon with her grandfather, hastily returned home to Clym, where she arrived three hours earlier than she had been expected.
Resultatet af det ugunstige interview var, at Eustacia i stedet for at tilbringe eftermiddagen med sin bedstefar hurtigt skyndte hjem til Clym, hvor hun ankom tre timer tidligere end forventet.
Source: Returning HomeWhen first I knew him, Ryecroft had reached his fortieth year; for twenty years he had lived by the pen. He was a struggling man, beset by poverty and other circumstances very unpropitious to mental work.
Da jeg første gang kendte ham, havde Ryecroft nået sine fyrre år; i tyve år havde han levet af pennen. Han var en kæmpende mand, plaget af fattigdom og andre meget ugunstige forhold for mentalt arbejde.
Source: Essays on the Four SeasonsThirteen is an unpropitious number.
Tretten er et ugunstigt tal.
arrived at an unpropitious moment.
ankom på et ugunstigt tidspunkt.
Passepartout was enraged beyond expression by the unpropitious weather.
Passepartout var rasende ud over alle grænser over det ugunstige vejr.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysAt this unpropitious moment her name was called.
På dette ugunstige tidspunkt blev hendes navn råbt.
Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)But, when all is said, it remained an unpropitious meeting.
Men, når alt er sagt, var det stadig et ugunstigt møde.
Source: Brideshead RevisitedWilson was concerned with the rituals and beauty of ordinary black Americans as they They forged a culture in unpropitious circumstances.
Wilson var optaget af ritualerne og skønheden ved almindelige sorte amerikanere, mens de skabte en kultur under ugunstige forhold.
Source: The Economist CultureThe sea was not very unpropitious, the wind seemed stationary in the north–east, the sails were hoisted, and the Henrietta ploughed across the waves like a real trans–Atlantic steamer.
Havet var ikke særlig ugunstigt, vinden syntes at stå stille i nordøst, sejlene blev hejst, og Henrietta pløjede hen over bølgerne som en ægte transatlantisk dampskib.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysThe result of that unpropitious interview was that Eustacia, instead of passing the afternoon with her grandfather, hastily returned home to Clym, where she arrived three hours earlier than she had been expected.
Resultatet af det ugunstige interview var, at Eustacia i stedet for at tilbringe eftermiddagen med sin bedstefar hurtigt skyndte hjem til Clym, hvor hun ankom tre timer tidligere end forventet.
Source: Returning HomeWhen first I knew him, Ryecroft had reached his fortieth year; for twenty years he had lived by the pen. He was a struggling man, beset by poverty and other circumstances very unpropitious to mental work.
Da jeg første gang kendte ham, havde Ryecroft nået sine fyrre år; i tyve år havde han levet af pennen. Han var en kæmpende mand, plaget af fattigdom og andre meget ugunstige forhold for mentalt arbejde.
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