Definition: (informal) rotten luck
Quelle déveine ! - What rotten luck!
Il est dans la déveine - He's down on his luck / He's out of luck.
Et puis j'avais la déveine de... - And then I had the rotten luck to...
Tu as toutes les déveines ! - You have all the rotten luck!
Related: la veine (informal) - good luck; veinard ! - lucky dog!
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Quelle déveine ! - What rotten luck!
Il est dans la déveine - He's down on his luck / He's out of luck.
Et puis j'avais la déveine de... - And then I had the rotten luck to...
Tu as toutes les déveines ! - You have all the rotten luck!
Related: la veine (informal) - good luck; veinard ! - lucky dog!
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