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fluke

what it means

A fluke is the right result reached by completely the wrong route. Watch the golfer. The swing is bad, the ball goes sideways, it strikes the rake, he lands flat on his back — and it drops in the hole. Nobody would call that skill, and the scorecard does not care. That gap is where the word lives: the outcome was real, the method was an accident. It is why fluke sounds modest about your own win and rude about somebody else's. The same shot, two different sentences. The word came out of billiards slang in the 1850s, for exactly this kind of shot, and it has never needed to mean anything else.

Un fluke es el resultado correcto por el camino equivocado. Mira al golfista: mal golpe, la bola sale de lado, choca con el rastrillo, él acaba en el suelo — y la bola entra. Nadie llamaría a eso habilidad, y la tarjeta no se entera. Ahí vive la palabra: el resultado fue real, el método fue un accidente. Dicho de tu victoria suena modesto; dicho de la ajena, grosero.

Um fluke é o resultado certo pelo caminho errado. Olhe o golfista: tacada ruim, a bola sai de lado, bate no ancinho, ele cai de costas — e a bola entra. Ninguém chamaria isso de habilidade, e o cartão não fica sabendo. É aí que a palavra vive: o resultado foi real, o método foi acidente. Sobre a sua vitória soa modesto; sobre a alheia, grosseiro.

Un fluke, c'est le bon résultat par le mauvais chemin. Regardez le golfeur : swing raté, la balle part de travers, heurte le râteau, il tombe à la renverse — et elle rentre. Personne n'appellerait cela du talent, et la carte de score l'ignore. Le mot vit dans cet écart : résultat réel, méthode accidentelle. Sur votre victoire, c'est modeste ; sur celle d'un autre, c'est grossier.

Fluke adalah hasil yang benar lewat jalan yang salah. Lihat pegolf itu: ayunannya buruk, bola melenceng, mengenai garu, ia terjatuh — dan bola masuk lubang. Tak ada yang menyebutnya keahlian, dan kartu skor tidak peduli. Di celah itulah kata ini hidup: hasilnya nyata, caranya kebetulan. Untuk kemenangan sendiri terdengar rendah hati; untuk kemenangan orang lain, kasar.

Fluke, doğru sonuca tamamen yanlış yoldan varmaktır. Golfçüye bakın: vuruş kötü, top yana gidiyor, tırmığa çarpıyor, adam sırtüstü düşüyor — ve top deliğe giriyor. Buna kimse beceri demez, ama skor kâğıdı aldırmaz. Kelime tam bu boşlukta yaşar. Kendi galibiyetiniz için alçakgönüllü, başkasınınki için kabadır.

fluke とは、まったく間違った道筋でたどり着いた正しい結果のことです。絵のゴルファーを見てください。スイングは下手、球は横に飛び、熊手に当たり、本人は仰向けに転ぶ。それでも球はカップに入る。誰も技術とは呼びませんが、スコアカードは気にしません。その隙間にこの語は住んでいます。自分の勝ちに使えば謙遜、人の勝ちに使えば失礼です。

  1. 01

    noun

    a good result that came about by accident

    The pass was a fluke and everyone in the stadium knew it.

  2. 02

    noun

    used to dismiss a result as not repeatable

    One good quarter is a fluke; three of them is a business.

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