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fluke

/fluːk/

/fluk/

flukenoun

flukes

/fluːk/

/fluk/

Translations

удача

Winning the lottery was a complete fluke.

Выигрыш в лотерею был полной удачей.

плоский червь

The scientist studied the life cycle of a liver fluke.

Учёный изучал жизненный цикл печёночного сосальщика.

случайность

His success was just a fluke.

Его успех был просто случайностью.

Additional translations

якорный коготь

неожиданная удача

счастливая случайность

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/

Definitions

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

She fluked a perfect score on the exam.

Synonyms

come by luck

get lucky

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.

Definitions

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

Their win was a fluke victory that surprised everyone.

Synonyms