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windfall

意味 思いがけず入った金 [もの]; 棚ぼた

Super Bowl fans are flooding Vegas with cash. Don’t bet on a big windfall for workers.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/super-bowl-fans-are-flooding-vegas-cash-dont-bet-big-windfall-workers-rcna137557
Super Bowl fans are flooding Vegas with cash. Don’t bet on a big windfall for workers.
Stadium, hotel, restaurant and other service-sector staffers may get only a small piece of the action as the NFL’s big g...

「風で落ちた果物.」の意味もあって、おー確かに! 一発で覚えられるかどうかはまた別だけど!w

Spoiler

意味 (映画· 本などの内容をばらして) 台なしにする記事, ネタバレ.

Buying a home is harder for half of the population. Spoiler: it’s not men

https://metro.co.uk/2024/02/12/housing-harder-half-population-spoiler-not-men-20240668/
Buying a home is harder for half of the population. Spoiler: it's not men
'My coupled friends are upsizing - I'm still in a house share.'

こんな使い方されてるの初めて見た。

flawed

意味 欠点 [欠陥, 傷] のある.

Rwanda plan flawed at core, says cross-party report

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68270451
Rwanda plan is fundamentally flawed, parliamentary report warns
A key parliamentary committee says the asylum plan is incompatible with UK human rights safeguards.

wrap up A

意味 (くだけて) (うまく)A〈仕事· 議論など〉をやり遂げる, 終える; A を要約する.

Edward Enninful wraps up British Vogue reign with 40 cover stars

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2024/feb/08/edward-enninful-wraps-up-british-vogue-reign-40-cover-stars
Edward Enninful wraps up British Vogue reign with 40 cover stars
Editor-in-chief steps down after six and a half years with cover featuring Laverne Cox, Serena Williams and Victoria Bec...

やっぱりプラスサイズって浮くなぁ…Vogueではキレイなものだけ見たいですわ。

drift

意味 [[ drift (+[副]) ]]〈物などが〉(水· 風などの動きにより) 漂う, 流れる, 漂流する; 〈人· 物が〉ゆっくり動く, 移動する ([副]は方向などの表現)

Killer whales trapped in drift ice off Japan’s Hokkaido coast escape

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/07/killer-whales-trapped-drift-ice-off-japan-hokkaido-coast-escape
Orcas trapped in drift ice off Japan’s Hokkaido coast escape
Pod of whales in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials say

この写真はかわいいな、小さい子いるー。

hob

意味 (英· 古) (鍋などを置く) 暖炉の横棚.

Pancake Day 2024: How much it will cost to make pancakes in the oven, microwave, air fryer and hob

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pancake-day-2024-how-much-28610818
How much it will cost to make pancakes in the oven, microwave, air fryer and hob
Shrove Tuesday is nearly here and Brits are getting ready to make pancakes - but how much will it cost to make the sweet...

consistent

意味 (比較なし)[be ~ with A]〈事実· 考えなどが〉A〈情報· ほかの考えなど〉と一致する, 調和する

Trump’s NATO comments are ‘consistent with his love for dictators’: Full Chris Christie interview

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-s-nato-comments-are-consistent-with-his-love-for-dictators-full-chris-christie-interview-204016197559
Trump’s NATO comments are ‘consistent with his love for dictators’: Full Chris Christie interview
Former Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to discuss the state of the Republic...

swear

意味 〈人が〉 ののしる, 毒づく (日本語の 「くそ」 「ちくしょう」 にあたる Jesus Christ!, Goddamn!, By God!などの言葉を吐くこと; 神や聖人の名をみだりに口にすることは戒律に反するため, ののしり語となった)

Former deputy prime minister found lying in the road swearing into his phone

https://metro.co.uk/2024/02/10/former-australian-deputy-pm-filmed-lying-road-swearing-20252175/
Former deputy prime minister found lying in the road swearing into his phone
He fell off a plant pot and onto the pavement.

ええ…これはひどい…新橋味がひどいw

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