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miracle

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈmɪɹ.ə.kəl

Definitions

  1. A female given name.
  2. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin
  3. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
  4. A surname.
  5. A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it
  6. a miraculous recovery. wonderbaarlik مُعْجِزي، عَجائِبي чуден milagroso zázračný wunderbar mirakuløs θαυμαστόςmilagroso imepärane معجزه اسا ihmeellinen miraculeux מַדהִים चमत्कारी, करामाती čudotvoran csodálatos ajaib sem gengur kraftaverki næst; undursamlegur miracoloso 奇跡的な 기적의 stebuklingas brīnumains; apbrīnojams mengajaibkan wonderbaarlijkmirakuløs, som et under nadzwyczajny, cudowny معجزه غوندى milagroso miraculos чудесный zázračný čudežen čudesan mirakulös น่าอัศจรรย์ hayret verici 奇蹟般的 ...
  7. A fortunate outcome that prevails despite overwhelming odds against it.
  8. An awesome and exceptional example of something
  9. wonderbaarlik بأُعْجوبَه чудно milagrosamente zázračně wunderbar mirakuløst σαν από θαύμα milagrosamente imekombel بطورحیرت انگیز ihmeellisesti miraculeusement בְּדֶרֶך נֵס चमत्कारी, करामाती čudotvorno csodá(lato)san secara ajaib undursamlega miracolosamente 奇跡的に 기적적으로 stebuklingai brīnumainā kārtā dengan ajaib wonderbaarlijkmirakuløst, som ved et under nadzwyczajnie, cudownie ډير حيرانونكى milagrosamente (în mod) miraculos чудесно zázračne čudežno čudesno mirakulöst อย่างน่าอัศจรรย์ mucize g...
  10. An awesome and exceptional example of something.
  11. To affect by a miracle; to work a miracle upon
  12. milagro, prodigio.
  13. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or an act of God.
  14. One that excites admiring awe; a wonderful or amazing event, act, person, or thing. See Synonyms at wonder.
  15. A miracle play.
  16. (Ecclesiastical Terms) an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause
  17. any amazing or wonderful event
  18. a person or thing that is a marvellous example of something: the bridge was a miracle of engineering.
  19. (Theatre) short for miracle play

Equivalents

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Afrikaanswonder
Azərbaycan dilimöcüzə
Беларускаядзі́вацуд
Българскичудо
বাংলাআশ্চর্য
Bosanskićudčudodivimeчудо
Catalàmiracle
Cymraeggwyrth
Ελληνικάθαύμα
Esperantomiraklo
Eestiime
فارسیمعجزه
עבריתמסהנסנֵספלא
Magyarcsoda
Հայերենհրաշք
Bahasa Indonesiakeajaibanmukjizat
Italianomiracolo
ქართულისასწაული
Қазақ тілікереметхикмет
ភាសាខ្មែរបាដិហារិយ៍
한국어기적이적
LëtzebuergeschWonner
Latviešubrīnums
Malagasyfahagagana
Te Reo Māorimerekara
Македонскичудо
മലയാളംഅത്ഭുതം
Монголгайхамшиг
Bahasa Melayukeajaiban
မြန်မာပြာဋိဟာ
Nederlandsmirakelwonder
Polskicuddziw
پښتومعجزه
Русскийдивочудо
سنڌيمعجزو
Slovenčinazázrak
Српскиćudčudodivimeчудо
Türkmençegudratkeramat
ئۇيغۇرچەمۆجىزە
Українськадивочудо
اردومعجزہ
isiXhosaummangaliso

Examples

Many religious beliefs are based on miracles.”
“An example of a miracle associated with Muhammad is the splitting of the moon.”
“That’s fantastic! And he’s right, it is a miracle! E-Except when you think about it, it’s actually not, it’s science, which I’d argue is actually better and more convenient than a miracle because you don’t have to spend the next 2000 years worshipping the scientists, you can just be like, “thanks!””
Secondly, it was a miracle that a document hammered out with such difficulty, satisfying very few of its authors completely and satisfying some of them very little, would turn out to be the most successful political invention in history.”
“It was a miracle that I survived that ditching in the high waves because I had my seat belt and shoulder harness unbuckled in anticipation of bailing out.”
Seen in this light it was a miracle of economic history that Europe was able to undertake so much higher a proportion of its expansion overseas, and secure a massive injection of resources and big markets without a commensurate growth in her numbers.”
economic miracle
engineering miracle
miracle of engineering
The home of our kings, over which you tread as you pace the immense hall known as the Salle des Pas-Perdus, was a miracle of architecture.”
“It was a miracle of engineering that made possible, with the cheap electricity the dam generated, another kind of miracle: the bizarre, superilluminated city of Las Vegas, Nevada.”

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