carambola



Inflexiones de 'carambola' (nf): fpl: carambolas
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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carambola nf (suerte, casualidad)fluke n
  (in phrases)lucky chance, sheer luck n
 Acerté la respuesta del examen pero fue carambola.
 I got the answer right on the test, but it was a fluke.
carambola nf (lance de billar) (billiards)cannon n
 El jugador realizó una carambola a tres bandas.
 The player made a three-cushion cannon.
carambola nf (fruto del carambolo)star fruit n
 La carambola es una fruta muy cara y poco conocida en España.
 The star fruit is very expensive and not widely known in Spain.
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Additional Translations
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¡carambolas! interj coloquial (expresa asombro)wow! interj
  gee whizz! interj
  (UK)blimey! interj
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
de carambola,
por carambola loc adv		 coloquial (por efecto de otra acción)by chance, by luck, by fortune adv
 Llegó a ese puesto de carambola, porque movieron a otra gente a otros departamentos y despidieron a varios.
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'carambola' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
English:
carambola - chance circumstance - star fruit - serendipity - carom - nursery cannon


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