Word: fluke
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Synonyms: fluke
waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels
Translations: fluke
fluke in german
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german
Translations:
ankerarm, schwanzflosse, glücksfall
fluke in french
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french
Translations:
raccroc, chance, bonheur, veine
fluke in russian
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russian
Translations:
трематода, палтус, лапа, камбала
fluke in czech
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czech
Translations:
štěstí, trefa
fluke in polish
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polish
Translations:
fuks, grot, szczęście
fluke in hungarian
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hungarian
Translations:
horogkarom, horgonyhegy
fluke in ukrainian
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ukrainian
Translations:
лапа, палтус, камбала
fluke in croatian
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croatian
Translations:
slučajnost
fluke in slovak
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slovak
Translations:
trela
The meaning and "use of": fluke
noun
- unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. - their triumph was no fluke
- a parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance. - In Asia the species is known to host parasitic lung flukes , which can infect humans if the crabs are eaten undercooked.
- a flatfish, especially a flounder. - With flounder, sole, fluke , turbot, halibut, bass, trout, John Dory or orange roughy, we must tread lightly, especially with regard to bitterness.
- a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor. - Hanging from the centre of the dome is an anchor shape with red and green lanterns at the end of the anchor flukes .
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