People,

I have just read the term "mala suerte" in a book translated from English into Spanish.

Does this term exist, or does one have to say "azar." I know that in Portuguese, "mala suerte/ma sorte" is a very ignorant thing to say, a real contradiction in terms.

Of course, Spanish is a different language.

Anyway, thanks in advance,

Silopanna Dean

:thinking:

mala suerte = bad luck
azar = chance
al azar = at random
por azar = by chance

In Spanish, "mala suerte" simply means "bad luck". "Al azar" means "randomly".

Rusty and Tomissimo,

I would like to thank you both for the prompt replies, quicker than I would have imagined. It is all very clear now.

Silopanna