miracle

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BrE /ˈmɪrəkl/ AmE /ˈmɪrəkl/

noun en → es

1 EVENT [singular] B1

an event that is caused by a power that seems to be outside the laws of nature and science, or an extremely unlikely but very good event

milagro, prodigio

  • a miracle

Collocations miracle of medicine · miracle recovery

  • It was a real miracle that no one was hurt.

    Fue un verdadero milagro que nadie resultara herido.

2 HELP [singular] B1

a person or thing that helps you when there seems to be no hope of solving a problem

salvación, ayuda providencial

  • be someone's miracle

Collocations miracle worker · miracle cure

  • He was a real miracle for the company.

    Fue un verdadero salvador para la empresa.

3 LITERATURE [singular] C1

a story or book about miracles, especially one of the stories in the Bible that describes a miracle

relato milagroso, historia bíblica

  • miracle story

Collocations biblical miracles · holy miracle

  • The book is a collection of miracle stories.

    El libro es una colección de relatos milagrosos.