godsend

English

Etymology

Middle English goddes sand - God’s message

Noun

godsend (plural godsends)

An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

Translations

an unexpected good fortune

Arabic: مُصَادَفَة سَعِيدَة‎‎ f (muṣādafa saʿīda), مِنْحَة إِلٰهِيَّة‎‎ f (minḥa ʾilāhiyya), ضَرْبَة حَظّ‎‎ f (ḍarbat ḥaẓẓ)
Bulgarian: божи дар m (boži dar)
Czech: dar z nebes m
Dutch: godsgeschenk (nl) n

Hebrew: מתנה משמים‎‎ f (mataná mi šamájim)
Italian: colpo di fortuna
Portuguese: dádiva (pt) f
Swedish: gudagåva c

See also

godsent

Anagrams

Dodgens, dogends

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