glücklicher Zufall — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fluke noun A lucky, accidental success unlikely to happen again.
- serendipity noun A pleasant surprise — finding something good without looking for it.
Senses
glücklicher Zufall is used for these senses in English:
- fluke A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
- lucky break (idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
- serendipity A combination of events which have come together by chance to make a surprisingly good or wonderful outcome.
fluke — full definition
- noun A lucky, accidental success unlikely to happen again.
- noun A parasitic flatworm.