fluke

coup de chance, heureux hasard

Bon résultat obtenu par hasard et qui a peu de chances de se reproduire.

En anglais simple : A good result that happens by chance and is unlikely to happen again.

• My first win was a fluke.
• Was that amazing shot skill or just a fluke?
• She won again, proving her earlier success was no fluke.

Synonymes : lucky break, stroke of luck

Expressions courantes : a lucky fluke, by a fluke, just a fluke

douve, trématode

Petit ver plat qui vit dans le corps d'une personne ou d'un animal et peut provoquer des maladies.

En anglais simple : A small flat worm that lives inside a person or animal and can cause disease.

• The sheep had liver flukes.
• Eating infected raw fish can spread flukes.
• The vet treated the cattle for fluke infection.

Synonymes : trematode

Expressions courantes : liver fluke, blood fluke, fluke infection

lobe caudal

L'une des deux parties plates au bout de la queue d'une baleine ou d'un dauphin.

En anglais simple : One of the two flat parts at the end of a whale’s or dolphin’s tail.

• The whale raised one fluke.
• Its left fluke had a deep scar.
• We photographed the whale’s flukes before it dived.

Expressions courantes : tail fluke, whale fluke, injured fluke

cardeau d’été

Poisson marin plat dont les deux yeux sont du même côté, souvent pêché pour être mangé.

En anglais simple : A flat sea fish with both eyes on one side, often caught for food.

• We caught a fluke near the coast.
• The restaurant serves fresh fluke with lemon.
• Fluke lie on the sandy bottom waiting for prey.

Synonymes : summer flounder

Expressions courantes : catch fluke, summer fluke, fluke fishing

crochet

Crochet métallique sur une arme fixée au bout d'une longue hampe.

En anglais simple : A metal hook on a weapon attached to a long pole.

• The weapon had a curved fluke.
• A sharp fluke projected from the metal head.
• The soldier used the fluke to catch his opponent’s weapon.

Expressions courantes : sharpened fluke, steel fluke, curved fluke

réussir par chance

Obtenir un bon résultat grâce à la chance plutôt qu'à son habileté.

En anglais simple : To get a good result through luck rather than skill.

• I fluked a pass in chemistry.
• He somehow fluked a goal from halfway down the field.
• You cannot fluke your way through every exam.

Comment l'utiliser : fluke something (We fluked a win against the strongest team.)

Synonymes : luck into

Expressions courantes : fluke a win, fluke a pass, fluke a goal

empocher par chance

Faire entrer une bille dans un trou sans le vouloir, dans un jeu comme le snooker.

En anglais simple : To send a ball into a pocket by accident in a game such as snooker.

• She fluked a red into the corner pocket.
• I aimed for the blue but fluked the black.
• Did he fluke that ball, or was it planned?

Comment l'utiliser : fluke something into something (He fluked the red into the middle pocket.)

Expressions courantes : fluke a red, fluke a ball, fluke the black