azar

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈzaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈzaʁ/

azar m (plural azares)

1. bad luck; misfortune

   Foi muito azar ter perdido aquele livro. ― Losing that book was some real bad luck.

azar

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.”

   “Children in Africa are starving to death!” “Tough luck.”

   “Cara, você pode morrer se fizer isso.” “Azar.”

   “Dude, you could die if you do this.” “I don’t care.”

• The format “azar + possessive” or “azar o + possessive” can be use to indicate who will be affected by the negative consequences:

  Azar deles. ― That’s their problem.

  Azar o meu. ― That’s my problem.

  Azar da Ana. ― That’s Anna’s problem.

• This interjection is usually pronounced with a higher intonation in the stressed syllable, and often accompanied by a shrug of the shoulders.

From Arabic زَهْر‎ (zahr, “dice”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθaɾ/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈsaɾ/
• Homophone: asar (non-Castilian)

azar m (plural azares)

1. luck, chance

   al azar ― at random

2. misfortune, accident
3. obstacle, hazard
4. (games) losing card, losing throw
5. cushion side of a billiard pocket

• “azar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.