See godsend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"British English",
"English terms with archaic senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Regional English"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1822, [Walter Scott], chapter VII, in The Pirate. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 183:",
"text": "Its seldom sic [such] rich Godsends come on our coast—no since the Jenny and James came ashore in King Charlie's time.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.",
"The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained."
],
"links": [
[
"instance",
"instance#Noun"
],
[
"unexpected",
"unexpected#Adjective"
],
[
"benefit",
"benefit#Noun"
],
[
"good fortune",
"good fortune"
],
[
"windfall",
"windfall"
],
[
"regional",
"regional#English"
],
[
"wreck",
"wreck#Noun"
],
[
"ship",
"ship#Noun"
],
[
"washed up",
"wash up#Verb"
],
[
"shore",
"shore#Noun"
],
[
"cargo",
"cargo"
],
[
"timber",
"timber#Noun"
],
[
"obtain",
"obtain"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.",
"(specifically, British, regional, archaic) The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained."
],
"tags": [
"British",
"archaic",
"regional",
"specifically"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A person who provides greatly needed assistance."
],
"links": [
[
"person",
"person#Noun"
],
[
"provide",
"provide"
],
[
"greatly",
"greatly"
],
[
"needed",
"needed#Adjective"
],
[
"assistance",
"assistance#Noun"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɒdsɛnd/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɡɑdˌsɛnd/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-godsend.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/En-us-godsend.ogg/En-us-godsend.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/En-us-godsend.ogg"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"alt": "ḍarba(t) ḥaẓẓ",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ضَرْبَة حَظّ"
},
{
"alt": "muṣādafa(t) saʕīda",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مُصَادَفَة سَعِيدَة"
},
{
"alt": "minḥa(t) ʔilāhiyya",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "مِنْحَة إِلٰهِيَّة"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bóžy dar",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́жы дар"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "bóži dar",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́жи дар"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dar z nebes"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "godsgeschenk"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "onnenpotku"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "taivaanlahja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "don du ciel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "Geschenk des Himmels"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Glücksfall"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "theío dóro",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "θείο δώρο"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "hérmaion",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἕρμαιον"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "colpo di fortuna"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "bóžji dar",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́жји дар"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "blágodat",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бла́годат"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "ganimet",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "غنیمت"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Säajen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dar niebios"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dádiva"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagodátʹ",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "благода́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bóžij dar",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́жий дар"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nisposlánije gospódne",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ниспосла́ние госпо́дне"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dar z nebies"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "skänk från ovan"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gudagåva"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"word": "hulog ng langit"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bóžyj dar",
"sense": "instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бо́жий дар"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who provides greatly-needed assistance",
"word": "taivaanlahja"
}
],
"word": "godsend"
}
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