fluke

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/fluːk/
US
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Переводы

flukeсуществительное
flukes
множ.
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/fluːk/
US
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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.
His success was just a fluke.
Его успех был просто случайностью.
Дополнительные переводы
якорный коготь
неожиданная удача
счастливая случайность
Синонимы
flukeглагол
fluked
Прошедшее простое время
fluked
Причастие прошедшего времени
fluking
Герундий
UK
/fluːk/
US
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Синонимы
come by luck
get lucky
strike lucky
happen upon
hit upon
stumble into
luck into
chance upon
flukeприлагательное
more fluke
Срав.
most fluke
Превосх.
Used attributively to describe something accidental or achieved by chance.

Определения

flukeсуществительное
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.
flukeглагол
To obtain or achieve (something) purely by chance rather than through skill or planning.
She fluked a perfect score on the exam.
flukeприлагательное
Accidental; happening by chance rather than by design or skill.
Their win was a fluke victory that surprised everyone.