bonanza (redirected from bonanzas)

bo·nan·za  (b-nnz)

n.

1. A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore.

2. A source of great wealth or prosperity.

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[Spanish, from Medieval Latin bonacia, calm sea, blend of Latin bonus, good; see deu-² in Indo-European roots, and Medieval Latin malacia, calm sea (from Greek malaki, from malakos, soft; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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bonanza [bəˈnænzə]

n

1. a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth

2. (Mining & Quarrying) US and Canadian a mine or vein rich in ore

[from Spanish, literally: calm sea, hence, good luck, from Medieval Latin bonacia, from Latin bonus good + malacia dead calm, from Greek malakia softness]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bonanza - an especially rich vein of precious ore mineral vein, vein - a layer of ore between layers of rock
	2.	bonanza - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" bunce, godsend, gold rush, manna from heaven, windfall, boom, gravy happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

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bonanza

noun boom, jackpot, windfall, boon, good fortune, winning streak, stroke of luck The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.

Translations

bonanza [bəˈnænzə] N (fig) (in profits) → bonanza f

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bonanza [bəˈnænzə] n

(= windfall) → aubaine f

(= boom) → boom m

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bonanza

n

(US, Min) → reiche Erzader

(fig) → Goldgrube f; the oil bonanza → der Ölboom

adj attr year → Boom-

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bonanza [bəˈnænzə] n → periodo di boom

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bonanza [bəˈnænzə] n → periodo di boom

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bonanza

n bonanza [bə`nanzə]

a sudden increase (in profits etc) Shop keepers in seaside towns enjoy a bonanza in hot summers. gelukslag إِزْدِهار، رَخاء، حَظٌ سَعيد، زِيادَه، رِبْح доходно предприятие velký zisk boom die Glückssträhne ξαφνική αύξηση κερδών, χρυσές δουλειές prosperidad, bonanza äri õitseng رونق voittojen äkillinen kasvu mine d'or מִכְרֵה זָהַב, מָזַל आय में अचानक वृद्धि obilje „aranybánya” tambang emas, sumber keuntungan uppgangur, uppgangstímabil prosperità 大当たり 뜻밖의 행운 aukso kasyklos peļņas pieaugums; ‘zelta bedre' durian runtuh grote opbrengst rikt utbytte, gullgruve pomyślny okres, wzrost wpływów prosperidade mină de aur; noroc neaşteptat золотое дно; удача veľký zisk cvetoča trgovina, zlata jama iznenadno poboljšanje guldgruva, kraftigt uppsving การร่ำรวยขึ้นในพริบตา kâr artışı 大發利市 процвітання; золоте дно بڑھوتری ، زیادی ، اضافہ vận đỏ 使人发财的东西，幸运