fluke
/fluːk/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लूक
संयोग, तुक्का, इत्तफ़ाक
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[C, usually sing.] informal
a lucky or unusual thing that happens by accident, not because of planning or skill
संयोग, तुक्का, इत्तफ़ाक
- Her first win was not a fluke; she won the next three too.
- by a fluke
- It was a fluke that we found the lost key under the sofa.
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- The goal was a fluke; the ball hit his knee and went in.
- He passed the quiz by a fluke, as he had guessed every answer.
Synonyms chance accident lucky break coincidence stroke of luck
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a fluke / by a fluke
A fluke is a lucky accident; by a fluke means by chance.
Fluke एक भाग्यशाली संयोग है; 'by a fluke' का अर्थ संयोग से है।
- Winning the quiz was a fluke.
- He passed the test by a fluke.
be / seem a fluke + that-clause
A that-clause can explain what was lucky.
क्या भाग्य से हुआ, यह समझाने के लिए that-clause आ सकता है।
- It was a fluke that we met at the station.
fluke as modifier
As a modifier, fluke describes a result that happened by chance.
Modifier के रूप में 'fluke' संयोग से हुए परिणाम का वर्णन करता है।
- The batsman hit a fluke six.
fluke (verb, informal)
As an informal verb, fluke means to achieve something by luck.
अनौपचारिक verb के रूप में 'fluke' का अर्थ भाग्य से कुछ पाना है।
- She fluked a good mark by guessing.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fluke
puresheerluckyhappystatisticaltotal
- Their win was a sheer fluke.
verb + fluke
beproveseemcalldismiss
- Critics dismissed the result as a fluke.
fluke + noun
goalshotwinhitcatch
- A fluke goal won the match.
fluke + preposition
by a flukeas a flukethrough a fluke
- He escaped by a fluke.
fluke + verb
calldismissregardproveseem
- Everyone regarded the upset win as a fluke.
इस वाक्य में fluke का प्रयोग उस जीत के लिए हुआ है जिसकी उम्मीद नहीं थी।
“More examples 5
- It was no fluke that Radhika topped the exam; she worked hard.
राधिका का परीक्षा में प्रथम आना संयोग नहीं था; उसने कड़ी मेहनत की थी।
- The goal was a pure fluke.
वह गोल शुद्ध संयोग था।
- By a fluke, I found my lost watch in the cupboard.
संयोग से मुझे अपनी खोई घड़ी अलमारी में मिल गई।
- Winning twice in a row cannot be a fluke.
लगातार दो बार जीतना केवल संयोग नहीं हो सकता।
- The ball went in off the post by a fluke.
गेंद खंभे से टकराकर संयोग से अंदर चली गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He won the match with a fluke.
✓ He won the match by a fluke.
The idiom is by a fluke, meaning by chance.
संयोग से जीतने के लिए मुहावरा 'by a fluke' है, 'with a fluke' नहीं।
✗ It was fluke that she passed.
✓ It was a fluke that she passed.
Fluke is countable and needs the article a.
'Fluke' countable noun है और इसके साथ article 'a' आना चाहिए।
✗ His success was not a fluke, he worked hardly.
✓ His success was not a fluke; he worked hard.
Hardly means almost not; use hard for effort.
'Hardly' का अर्थ लगभग नहीं है; मेहनत के लिए 'hard' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words involve accident, but fluke stresses unexpected good luck.
इन शब्दों में संयोग है, पर 'fluke' अप्रत्याशित अच्छे भाग्य पर ज़ोर देता है।
Two events happening together by accident.
दो घटनाओं का संयोग से एक साथ होना।
- What a coincidence!
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Fluke, with -uke (not 'flook').
Fluke, अंत में -uke ('flook' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the chance words together: fluke (lucky accident), coincidence (two events happening together by chance), serendipity (lucky discovery by chance), windfall (unexpected money).
संयोग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fluke (भाग्यशाली संयोग), coincidence (संयोग से दो घटनाओं का साथ होना), serendipity (संयोग से भाग्यशाली खोज), windfall (अप्रत्याशित धन)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A fluke shot, by a fluke, pure fluke.
Collocations: a fluke shot (संयोग से लगा शॉट), by a fluke (सिर्फ़ किस्मत से), pure fluke (निरा तुक्का)।