See windfall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "bàolì",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"translation": "gained illegally or improperly",
"word": "暴利"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "jättipotti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aubaine"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "warmer Regen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Geldregen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"lang_code": "grc",
"roman": "hérmaion",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἕρμαιον"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "talált pénz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"note": "váratlan/rendkívüli/nem várt/nem tervezett/ölébe pottyant szerencse/ajándék/segítség/haszon/nyeremény/bevétel/többlet",
"sense": "sudden large benefit"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hvalreki"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"lang_code": "id",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "pisang terkubak"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amhantar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "cuccagna"
},
{
"alt": "ぎょうこう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "gyōkō",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "僥倖"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"lang_code": "mk",
"note": "му падна секирата во мед (mu padna sekirata vo med, literally “His axe fell into the honey”)",
"sense": "sudden large benefit"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "kurapae"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "uventet hell"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"lang_code": "ota",
"roman": "ganimet",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "غنیمت"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gratka"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "neožídannaja udáča",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "неожи́данная уда́ча"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "venturanza"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "ลาภลอย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "devlet kuşu"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "sudden large benefit",
"word": "talih kuşu"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"windfall (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "windfall"
}
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