Значение

значений: 4
  1. Something that has been blown down by the wind.

    Windbruch

    па́данецpádanec, ветрова́лvetrovál, вале́жникvaléžnik

  2. (неисчисляемое)The act of something being blown down by wind.

  3. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.

    They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.

    Fallobst

    па́данецpádanec, опа́дышopádyš, па́данкаpádanka

    fruit that has fallen from the tree

  4. (переносно)A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.

    warmer Regen, Geldregen

    неожи́данная уда́чаneožídannaja udáča

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. The corporation saw windfall profits this year.

  2. The unexpected windfall has put my brother and his wife on easy street.

  3. They received a windfall as recompense for false imprisonment, but it doesn't even begin to make up for lost time.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 3
something that has been blown down by the wind:
fruit fallen off a tree naturally:
sudden large benefit:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
something that has been blown down by the wind:
fruit fallen off a tree naturally:
sudden large benefit:

Происхождение

From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High

From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.

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Формы

мн. число: windfalls
Ед. числоwindfall

неисчисляемое

Синонимы

синонимов: 8
Близкие по смыслу

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 2
Связанныеserendipitywindthrow

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