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fluke

/fluːk/

/fluk/

flukenoun

flukes

/fluːk/

/fluk/

Translations

coup de chance

Winning the lottery was a complete fluke.

Gagner à la loterie a été un coup de chance total.

lobeEn parlant de la queue de la baleine.

The whale's fluke splashed the water as it dove back into the ocean.

Le lobe de la queue de la baleine a éclaboussé l'eau lorsqu'elle a replongé dans l'océan.

patteTerme de marine.

The fluke of the anchor was securely lodged in the seabed.

La patte de l'ancre était solidement enfoncée dans le fond marin.

douveTerme de parasitologie.

The veterinarian diagnosed the sheep with a liver fluke infection.

Le vétérinaire a diagnostiqué chez le mouton une infection par une douve du foie.

Additional translations

limandePoisson plat comestible.

Definitions

A stroke of luck; an unexpected or chance occurrence.

Winning the lottery was a complete fluke.

A flatworm, especially a parasitic trematode.

The veterinarian diagnosed the sheep with a liver fluke infection.

The part of an anchor that digs into the ground to hold a ship in place.

The fluke of the anchor was securely lodged in the seabed.

A broad, flat part of a whale's tail.

The whale's fluke splashed the water as it dove back into the ocean.

Any of various edible flatfish, especially the summer flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America.

We grilled a fresh fluke caught earlier that morning.

Synonyms

stroke of luck

flukeverb

fluked

Past Simple

fluked

Past Participle

fluking

Gerund

/fluːk/

/fluk/

Translations

réussir par chance

She fluked a perfect score on the exam.

Elle a réussi à obtenir une note parfaite à l'examen par chance.

Definitions

To obtain or achieve (something) purely by chance rather than through skill or planning.

She fluked a perfect score on the exam.

Synonyms

get lucky

come by luck

strike lucky

happen upon

hit upon

stumble into

luck into

chance upon

flukeadjective

more fluke

Comp.

most fluke

Super.

Used attributively to describe something accidental or achieved by chance.

Translations

accidentelSe dit d’un résultat obtenu par hasard.

Their win was a fluke victory that surprised everyone.

Leur victoire accidentelle a surpris tout le monde.

Definitions

Accidental; happening by chance rather than by design or skill.

Their win was a fluke victory that surprised everyone.

Synonyms