manquer de chance : to be out of luckmanquer, présent
Other less formal expressions that express the same meaning are (manque de) bol or (manque de) pot.
- J'ai raté mon permis. - Ah, pas de bol ! -I failed my driving test. -Oh, hard luck!
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