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Meanings of fluke in English

Catalan
trematode

Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host.

        trematode
        Portuguese
        boa sorte
        Spanish
        evento fortuito

        A difficult task that you can do thanks to a stroke of luck.

              boa sorte

              Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor.

                    Usage of fluke in English
                    1
                    The answer to these questions is that Trump's rise is no fluke.
                    Wired
                    2
                    Conclusions: Liver fluke apparent prevalence was high at the herd-level across years.
                    Pubmed
                    3
                    Late in the opening period, Kronwall tied it on a fluke goal.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    The subject under discussion was how cattle defend themselves against liver fluke.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    If anything, his membership on the team was seen as a fluke.
                    Geektastic
                    6
                    It is more interesting than any liver fluke, and certainly more predictable.
                    The Irish Times
                    7
                    It was a complete fluke that I came out first, she said.
                    News.com.au
                    8
                    A fluke, my dear Mr. Munson; quite a fluke, I assure you.
                    The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
                    9
                    They've lost just once all season -and that was a fluke.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    We've finally discovered the physics equation that shows it was no fluke.
                    Wired
                    11
                    There was no fluke about Libertini's stunning comeback effort in The Shorts.
                    News.com.au
                    12
                    Maybe it had just been some weird fluke coincidence of my subconscious.
                    Monster Hunter International
                    13
                    It was a parlay and it was one of those fluke things.
                    Take a Chance on Me
                    14
                    I've had enough hits that people can't say it was a fluke.
                    Reuters
                    15
                    It could be just a fluke, someone who just looks like him.
                    The cold room
                    16
                    It was a complete fluke accident, Gemma Douglas told the Herald Sun.
                    News.com.au
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                    Translations for fluke
                    Catalan
                    trematode
                    Portuguese
                    boa sortesorte
                    Fluke through the time
                    Fluke across language varieties
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Common