miracle

mir·a·cle

 (mĭr′ə-kəl)

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.

2. One that excites admiring awe; a wonderful or amazing event, act, person, or thing. See Synonyms at wonder.

3. A miracle play.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin mīrāculum, from mīrārī, to wonder at, from mīrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]

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miracle

(ˈmɪrəkəl)

n

1. (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. (Theatre) short for miracle play

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

[C12: from Latin mīrāculum, from mīrārī to wonder at]

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mir•a•cle

(ˈmɪr ə kəl)

n.

1. an extraordinary occurrence that surpasses all known human powers or natural forces and is ascribed to a divine or supernatural cause, esp. to God.

2. a superb or surpassing example of something; wonder; marvel.

[1125–75; Middle English (< Old French) < Latin mīrāculum=mīrā(rī) to wonder at + -culum -cle²]

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miracle

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

See also related terms for smile.

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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"

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miracle

noun

1. An event inexplicable by the laws of nature:

wonder.

2. One that evokes great surprise and admiration:

astonishment, marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, stunner, wonder, wonderment.

Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.

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Translations

أعْجوبَه، بأُعْجوبَهأعجوبَه، مُعْجِزَهمُعْجِزَةٌ

zázrak

mirakelunder

Wunder

θαύμα

milagro

ime

ihme

miracle

נס

čudo

kraftaverk

miracolomiracolosamentemiracoloso

奇跡

기적

nepaprastas įvykisstebuklingai

brīnums

mirakelwonder

mirakel

cud

milagre

чудо

čudež

mirakelunder

เรื่องมหัศจรรย์

mucize

điều kỳ diệu

奇迹神迹非凡的事例

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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 miraculeusementmiracle 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 maladiemiracle drug n → médicament m miraclemiracle 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.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

miracle

(ˈmirəkl) noun

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 milagre zázrak das Wunder mirakel; under θαύμαmilagro imetegu معجزه ihme miracleנס चमत्कार čudo csoda mukjizat kraftaverk miracolo 奇跡 기적 stebuklas, nepaprastas įvykis brīnums mukjizat wonderunder, mirakelcud معجزه milagre miracol чудо zázrak čudež čudo mirakel, under[verk] อภินิหาร mucize 神蹟 чудо کرشمہ phép thần diệu 神迹

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 milagre zázrak das Wunder mirakel; under θαύμαmilagro ime واقعه شگفت انگیز ihme miracleנס आश्चर्यजनक घटना neobično dobro csoda mukjizat kraftaverk miracolo 奇跡的な幸運 놀라운 일 stebuklas brīnums kejadian ajaib wonderunder, mirakelcud خارق العاده كړن milagre minune удивительное событие, чудо zázrak čudež čudo mirakel, under[verk] ปาฏิหาริย์ mucize 奇蹟 дивна річ خوشنما اتفاق điều kỳ diệu 奇迹，非凡的事例

miˈraculous (-ˈrӕkju-) adjective

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

miˈraculously adverb

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

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miracle

→ مُعْجِزَةٌ 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

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miracle

n. milagro, prodigio.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

miracle

n milagro

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