unfortunately
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Word details
- German meaning
- Schaden, der unbeabsichtigt als Folge einer Handlung entsteht, die eigentlich ein anderes Ziel verfolgt.
- English meaning
- Collateral damage
- Synonym
- Begleitschaden, Nebenschaden
- German example
- Bei dem Militäreinsatz gab es leider Kollateralschäden unter der Zivilbevölkerung.
- English example
- Unfortunately, there was collateral damage among the civilian population during the military operation.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Kollateralschaden
- Plural Form
- die Kollateralschäden
Related words
- ausfallen
to be cancelled
- absagen
To cancel
- durchfallen
To fail (an exam)
- ins Wasser gehen
To fall through
- im Eimer sein
To be broken, to be ruined
- danebenschießen
To miss the target
- belegt
Occupied, reserved
- furztrocken
Bone-dry
- missglückt
Failed
- trunksüchtig
Alcoholic
- unplatziert
Unplaced
- unerhältlich
Unavailable means that something is not obtainable or not available.
- Rassismus
Racism is discrimination or prejudice directed against someone based on beliefs about their racial origin.
- draufgehen
To perish
- Erinnerungsvermögen
Memory
- stornieren
Cancel
- mißlingen
to fail
- fehlschlagen
to fail
- ausbleiben
To fail to happen or appear as expected.
- fehlgehen
To go wrong
- durch die Lappen gehen
To slip through the cracks
- versanden
To run aground, to fail
- den Kürzeren ziehen
To get the short end of the stick means to be at a disadvantage or to lose out in a comparison.
- im Sand verlaufen
To fall through
- mißglücken
to fail
- wässerig
Watery means that something contains a lot of water or is like water, often in the sense of being thin or tasteless.
- versalzen
Oversalted
- außer Betrieb
out of order
- verfehlt
Failed
- unerwidert
Unrequited
- indisponiert
indisposed, unwell
- klitschig
Soggy
- verlustbehaftet
Loss-making
- Spielautomat
A slot machine is a gambling device where you insert money and pull a lever or press a button to spin reels with symbols. If the symbols match in a certain combination, you win a prize.
- Ablehnung
Rejection
- Esztisch
Unfortunately, I cannot find the word 'Esztisch'. Did you perhaps mean 'Aesthetic'? Aesthetic means beautiful and pleasing to the senses.
- Putt
Putt
- scheitern
To fail
- versalzen
Oversalted
- misslingen
Fail
- verkochen
To overcook
- verbraten
overcooked, burnt
- verkorksen
To mess up, to ruin
- unterwältigen
To underwhelm
- verpatzen
To mess up, to screw up
- verwanzt
Infested with bugs
- ungültig
Invalid
- uninteressant
Not arousing attention or curiosity.
- dement
Demented
Example sentences with “unfortunately”
Unfortunately, I can't. (Leider kann ich nicht.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'leider' an adverb?
Yes, used to express regret.