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Pronunciation / Transliteration: par chance
"Gagner à la loterie était un événement par chance."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or resulting from chance rather than intention or design.
"Winning the lottery was a fluky event that no one expected." - 2
Occurring by a stroke of luck; fortunate.
"His fluky performance in the game surprised everyone."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'fluky' originates from the word 'fluke', which has roots in the Old Norse word 'flúka', meaning 'to float'. The adjective form emerged in the early 20th century, evolving to describe something that happens by chance or luck.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fluky" is said worldwide
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par chance
Transliteration: par chance
"Gagner à la loterie était un événement par chance."
glücklich
Transliteration: glücklich
"Sein glücklicher Auftritt im Spiel überraschte alle."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Vincere alla lotteria è stato un evento fortuito."
fortuito
Transliteration: fortuito
"Ganar la lotería fue un evento fortuito."
acidental
Transliteration: acidental
"Ganhar na loteria foi um evento acidental."
संयोगिक
Transliteration: sanyogik
"लॉटरी जीतना एक संयोगिक घटना थी।"
偶然的
Transliteration: ǒurán de
"中奖是一件偶然的事情。"
우연한
Transliteration: uyeonhan
"복권에 당첨되는 것은 우연한 사건이었다."
偶然の
Transliteration: guzen no
"宝くじに当たるのは偶然の出来事だった。"
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