jackpot

premio gordo, bote

Cantidad muy grande de dinero que se gana como premio.

En inglés sencillo: A very large amount of money won as a prize.

• She won the jackpot.
• The jackpot paid for their new house.
• Two players shared a million-dollar jackpot.

Sinónimos: grand prize

Expresiones frecuentes: win the jackpot, huge jackpot, jackpot winner

bote, pozo acumulado

Dinero de un premio que va aumentando hasta que alguien cumple las condiciones para ganarlo.

En inglés sencillo: Prize money that grows until someone wins it by meeting particular conditions.

• The jackpot keeps growing.
• Nobody won the jackpot last week.
• The lottery jackpot reached ten million pounds.

Sinónimos: prize pool

Expresiones frecuentes: lottery jackpot, jackpot grows, win the jackpot

golpe de suerte

Éxito inesperado o recompensa valiosa que se consigue por buena suerte.

En inglés sencillo: An unexpected success or valuable reward that comes through good luck.

• We hit the jackpot with this hotel.
• Finding those old letters was a jackpot for the historian.
• Her search finally produced a jackpot of useful information.

Sinónimos: windfall, bonanza

Expresiones frecuentes: hit the jackpot, unexpected jackpot

premio de puntos, jackpot

Gran cantidad de puntos extra que se gana en una partida de pinball.

En inglés sencillo: A large bonus of points won in a pinball game.

• That shot earned a jackpot.
• Collect the jackpot before the ball drops.
• Several jackpots pushed her score past a million.

Sinónimos: point bonus

Expresiones frecuentes: collect the jackpot, multiball jackpot, jackpot shot

dar el premio gordo

Dicho de una máquina tragaperras: pagar su premio más alto.

En inglés sencillo: If a slot machine does this, it pays out its biggest prize.

• The machine might jackpot tonight.
• A machine jackpotted just as we walked past.
• Players cheered when the slot machine jackpotted.

Sinónimos: pay out

Expresiones frecuentes: machine can jackpot, machine will jackpot