windfall

windfall
noun
1) плод, сбитый ветром; паданец
2) ветровал, бурелом
3) неожиданная удача, особ. неожиданно полученные деньги
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(n) бурелом; неожиданная удача; непредвиденный доход; падалица; паданец; сбитый ветром плод
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падалица; плод, сбитый ветром; паданец
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['wind·fall || 'wɪnd'fɔːl] n. паданец, плод, бурелом, ветровал, неожиданная удача
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бурелом
ветровал
паданец
плод
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1) падалица; плод, сбитый ветром 2) бурелом 3) неожиданная удача, неожиданный доход

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