miracle

mir·a·cle  (mr-kl)

n.

1. An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or an act of God: "Miracles are spontaneous, they cannot be summoned, but come of themselves" (Katherine Anne Porter).

2. One that excites admiring awe. See Synonyms at wonder.

3. A miracle play.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mrculum, from mrr, to wonder at, from mrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]

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miracle [ˈmɪrək^əl]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause

2. any amazing or wonderful event

3. a person or thing that is a marvellous example of something the bridge was a miracle of engineering

4. (Performing Arts / Theatre) short for miracle play

5. (modifier) being or seeming a miracle a miracle cure

[from Latin mīrāculum, from mīrārī to wonder at]

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miracle - From Latin miraculum, "object of wonder"; its ultimate root meant "to smile upon."

See also related terms for smile.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miracle - any amazing or wonderful occurrence happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
	2.	miracle - a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent event - something that happens at a given place and time Assumption - (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended Transfiguration of Jesus, Transfiguration - (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus

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miracle

noun

1. wonder, phenomenon, sensation, marvel, amazing achievement, astonishing feat It's a miracle no one was killed.

2. supernatural phenomenon, mystery, prodigy, thaumaturgy Jesus's ability to perform miracles

Quotations
"Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe" Bible: St. John

Proverbs
"The age of miracles is past"

Translations

miracle [ˈmɪrəkl]

A. N (Rel, fig) → milagro m
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt! → ¡fue un milagro que salieras ileso!
by some miracle he passed his exam → milagrosamente aprobó el examen

B. CPD miracle cure N → remedio m milagroso
miracle drug N → medicamento m milagro
miracle play N → auto m sacramental
miracle worker N I'm not a miracle worker, you know → yo no puedo hacer milagros

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miracle [ˈmɪrək^əl]

n

→ miracle m
an economic miracle → un miracle économique
it's a miracle (that) ... → c'est un miracle que ...
It is a miracle no one was killed → C'est un miracle que personne n'ait été tué.

(= supernatural event) → miracle m

modif [baby] → miracle
to have a miracle escape → s'en sortir miraculeusement
miracle cure n (for illness) → remède m miracle; (for problem) → remède m miracle
a miracle cure for some horrible disease → un remède miracle contre une horrible maladie
miracle drug n → médicament m miracle
miracle worker n → faiseur/euse m/f de miracles
I'm not a miracle worker! → Je ne suis pas un faiseur de miracles!
At work he was regarded as a miracle worker → Au travail, on le considérait comme un faiseur de miracles.

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miracle

n → Wunder nt; to work or perform miracles (lit) → Wunder tun or wirken or vollbringen; I can’t work miracles → ich kann nicht hexen or zaubern; by a miracle (fig) by some miracle (fig) → wie durch ein Wunder; it will be a miracle if … → das wäre ein Wunder, wenn …; it’s a miracle he … → es ist ein Wunder, dass er …; her recovery/his victory was a miracle → es war ein Wunder, dass sie wieder gesund geworden ist/dass er gewonnen hat; it’ll take a miracle for us or we’ll need a miracle to be finished on time → da müsste schon ein Wunder geschehen, wenn wir noch rechtzeitig fertig werden sollen

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miracle:

miracle drug

n → Wunderdroge f

miracle play

n → Mirakelspiel nt, → geistliches Drama

miracle worker

n → Wundertäter m; I’m not a miracle, you know (inf) → ich kann doch keine Wunder vollbringen

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miracle [ˈmɪrəkl] n (also) (fig) → miracolo
it's a miracle that ... → è un miracolo che + sub ...
by some miracle → per qualche miracolo
to work miracles (also) (fig) → far miracoli

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miracle

n miracle [ˈmirəkl]

1 something which man is not normally capable of making happen and which is therefore thought to be done by a god or God Christ's turning of water into wine was a miracle. wonderwerk أعجوبَه، مُعْجِزَه чудо zázrak mirakel; under das Wunder θαύμα milagro imetegu معجزه ihmeteko miracle נֵס चमत्कार čudo csoda mukjizat kraftaverk miracolo 奇跡 기적 stebuklas, nepaprastas įvykis brīnums mukjizat wonder under(verk), mirakel cud milagre miracol чудо zázrak čudež čudo mirakel, under[] เรื่องมหัศจรรย์ mucize 奇迹 чудо کرشمہ phép thần diệu 奇迹

2 a fortunate happening that has no obvious natural cause or explanation It's a miracle he wasn't killed in the plane crash. wonderwerk أعْجوبَه، بأُعْجوبَه чудо zázrak mirakel; under das Wunder θαύμα milagro ime واقعه شگفت انگیز ihme miracle נֵס आश्चर्यजनक घटना neobično dobro csoda mukjizat kraftaverk miracolo 奇跡的な幸運 놀라운 일 stebuklas brīnums kejadian ajaib wonder under, mirakel cud milagre minune удивительное событие, чудо zázrak čudež čudo mirakel, under[] ปาฏิหาริย์ mucize 非凡的事例, 奇事 дивна річ خوشنما اتفاق điều kỳ diệu 非凡的事例

adj miˈraculous [-ˈrӕkju-]

a miraculous recovery. wonderbaarlik مُعْجِزي، عَجائِبي чуден zázračný mirakuløs wunderbar θαυμαστός milagroso imepärane معجزه اسا ihmeellinen, ihme- miraculeux מַדהִים चमत्कारी, करामाती čudotvoran csodálatos ajaib sem gengur kraftaverki næst; undursamlegur miracoloso 奇跡的な 기적의 stebuklingas brīnumains; apbrīnojams mengajaibkan wonderbaarlijk mirakuløs, som et under nadzwyczajny, cudowny milagroso miraculos чудесный zázračný čudežen čudesan mirakulös น่าอัศจรรย์ hayret verici 奇迹般的 чудесний; дивний حیرت انگیز kỳ diệu 奇迹般的

adv miˈraculously

wonderbaarlik بأُعْجوبَه чудно zázračně mirakuløst wunderbar σαν από θαύμα milagrosamente imekombel بطورحیرت انگیز kuin ihmeen kaupalla miraculeusement בְּדֶרֶך נֵס चमत्कारी, करामाती čudotvorno csodá(lato)san secara ajaib undursamlega miracolosamente 奇跡的に 기적적으로 stebuklingai brīnumainā kārtā dengan ajaib wonderbaarlijk mirakuløst, som ved et under nadzwyczajnie, cudownie milagrosamente (în mod) miraculos чудесно zázračne čudežno čudesno mirakulöst อย่างน่าอัศจรรย์ mucize gibi 非凡地 дивно غیر معمولی طور پر một cách kỳ diệu 非凡地

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miracle → معجزة zázrak mirakel Wunder θαύμα milagro ihme miracle čudo miracolo 奇跡 기적 mirakel mirakel cud milagre чудо mirakel เรื่องมหัศจรรย์ mucize điều kỳ diệu 奇迹