Thirteen is an unpropitious number.
Tredici è un numero sfavorevole.
arrived at an unpropitious moment.
arrivato in un momento inopportuno.
Passepartout was enraged beyond expression by the unpropitious weather.
Passepartout era infuriato oltre ogni espressione a causa del clima sfavorevole.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysAt this unpropitious moment her name was called.
In questo momento sfavorevole, fu chiamato il suo nome.
Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)But, when all is said, it remained an unpropitious meeting.
Ma, detta l'ultima parola, rimase un incontro sfavorevole.
Source: Brideshead RevisitedWilson was concerned with the rituals and beauty of ordinary black Americans as they They forged a culture in unpropitious circumstances.
Wilson era interessato ai rituali e alla bellezza degli afroamericani ordinari mentre creavano una cultura in circostanze sfavorevoli.
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.
Il mare non era per niente sfavorevole, il vento sembrava fermo a nord-est, le vele furono issate e l'Henrietta solcava le onde come un vero transatlantico.
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.
Il risultato di quell'incontro sfavorevole fu che Eustacia, anziché trascorrere il pomeriggio con il nonno, fece rapidamente ritorno a casa da Clym, dove arrivò tre ore prima del previsto.
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.
Quando lo conobbi per la prima volta, Ryecroft aveva raggiunto il suo quarantesimo anno; per vent'anni aveva vissuto con la penna. Era un uomo in difficoltà, afflitto dalla povertà e da altre circostanze molto sfavorevoli al lavoro intellettuale.
Source: Essays on the Four SeasonsThirteen is an unpropitious number.
Tredici è un numero sfavorevole.
arrived at an unpropitious moment.
arrivato in un momento inopportuno.
Passepartout was enraged beyond expression by the unpropitious weather.
Passepartout era infuriato oltre ogni espressione a causa del clima sfavorevole.
Source: Around the World in Eighty DaysAt this unpropitious moment her name was called.
In questo momento sfavorevole, fu chiamato il suo nome.
Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)But, when all is said, it remained an unpropitious meeting.
Ma, detta l'ultima parola, rimase un incontro sfavorevole.
Source: Brideshead RevisitedWilson was concerned with the rituals and beauty of ordinary black Americans as they They forged a culture in unpropitious circumstances.
Wilson era interessato ai rituali e alla bellezza degli afroamericani ordinari mentre creavano una cultura in circostanze sfavorevoli.
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.
Il mare non era per niente sfavorevole, il vento sembrava fermo a nord-est, le vele furono issate e l'Henrietta solcava le onde come un vero transatlantico.
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.
Il risultato di quell'incontro sfavorevole fu che Eustacia, anziché trascorrere il pomeriggio con il nonno, fece rapidamente ritorno a casa da Clym, dove arrivò tre ore prima del previsto.
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.
Quando lo conobbi per la prima volta, Ryecroft aveva raggiunto il suo quarantesimo anno; per vent'anni aveva vissuto con la penna. Era un uomo in difficoltà, afflitto dalla povertà e da altre circostanze molto sfavorevoli al lavoro intellettuale.
Source: Essays on the Four SeasonsExplore frequently searched vocabulary
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