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Meanings of
windfall
in anglès
portuguès
dádiva
Back to the meaning
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
boom
gravy
bonanza
godsend
bunce
gold rush
manna from heaven
portuguès
dádiva
Synonyms
Examples for "
boom
"
boom
gravy
bonanza
godsend
bunce
Examples for "
boom
"
1
I just woke up and said 'let me try this.' And
boom
!
2
Its purpose was simple: to create as loud a
boom
as possible.
3
In the
boom
years, Ireland lost competitiveness relative to its EU neighbours.
4
For example, nations like China have seen a
boom
in car sales.
5
Not everyone is welcoming a potential oil
boom
in the region, however.
1
The real nourishment was in the
gravy
in which the steak swam.
2
Our first
gravy
made this way was good but still too bland.
3
Send the fowls to the table with the
gravy
in a boat.
4
Strain the vegetables out of the
gravy
and pour over the beef.
5
Pour the
gravy
right into the platter with the beans and onions.
1
Even Islamists publicly welcome the shop
bonanza
,
and say they reject violence.
2
Nkandla has beenthe great
bonanza
for satirists, cartoonists and journalists this year.
3
The result has been a
bonanza
in the crude by rail business.
4
It's been a long time since Japanese workers enjoyed such a
bonanza
.
5
The deal is also likely to be a fee
bonanza
for banks.
1
Cal said he'd had her for years and she was a
godsend
.
2
At the time, this new feature was a
godsend
for savvy users.
3
Hand Warmers Rogue says that hand warmers like these are a
godsend
.
4
The Cluthe Truss I purchased of you was a
godsend
to me.
5
This heir of a far-off kingdom was a
godsend
to the academy.
1
When boys at the Edinburgh High School find anything, the boy who crises
bunce
!
2
Bunce
was an active coadjutor with the lawyer in this melancholy case.
3
No; Mr.
Bunce
would not admit that he personally required any compensation.
4
Admiral
Bunce
declared himself highly pleased at the success of his blockade.
5
Melanie
Bunce
cut her teeth in journalism at the Otago Daily Times.
1
Sixty years ago, in the
gold
rush
,
there must have been many.
2
He talks to Jesse about the liquid
gold
rush
in the Naki.
3
The
gold
rush
on electric is all about the international market.
4
New Zealand and Canada present the biggest threat to a homegrown
gold
rush
.
5
The building once housed horses and stage coaches in the
gold
rush
era.
1
At the hospital a Snickers bar had seemed like
manna
from
heaven
.
2
An unpopular centrist government is
manna
from
heaven
for a Sinn Féin opposition.
3
If I have manna in my constitution, I can attract
manna
from
heaven
.
4
They all ate the same spiritual meat, the
manna
from
heaven
.
5
Might have fooled some unsuspecting tourist into thinking it was
manna
from
heaven
.
Usage of
windfall
in anglès
1
But this year there was a
windfall
of good new American plays.
2
Iran has made
windfall
gains from high oil prices in recent years.
3
The deal also means a huge
windfall
for the top executives involved.
4
Whether it is a
windfall
for anyone else remains to be seen.
5
A company source also downplayed the prospect of any near term
windfall
.
6
Iran is set to reap an economic
windfall
once sanctions are lifted.
7
The four prisoners, on the other hand, represented a very considerable
windfall
.
8
The recommended offer will not carry any obvious
windfall
to Vega's executives.
9
What to watch: -Discontent over the impact of the oil
windfall
.
10
Inexplicably, he returned to work at Eskom after landing this enormous
windfall
.
11
If I can authenticate this, it's going to be a good
windfall
.
12
Ten minutes later they stood in the door of the
windfall
cavern.
13
The baron had a presentiment of the opportunity afforded by this
windfall
.
14
Some evidence suggests people actually end up worse off after a
windfall
.
15
Farther and farther Ba-ree ventured from the
windfall
,
always following the creek.
16
Far below, hadals crouching around their human
windfall
glanced up at him.
Other examples for "windfall"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
windfall
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
financial windfall
unexpected windfall
huge windfall
little windfall
potential windfall
More collocations
Translations for
windfall
portuguès
dádiva
Windfall
through the time
Windfall
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common