jackpot

gros lot, jackpot

Très grosse somme d’argent gagnée comme prix.

En anglais simple : A very large amount of money won as a prize.

• She won the jackpot.
• The jackpot paid for their new house.
• Two players shared a million-dollar jackpot.

Synonymes : grand prize

Expressions courantes : win the jackpot, huge jackpot, jackpot winner

cagnotte

Somme d’argent qui augmente jusqu’à ce qu’une personne remplisse les conditions pour la gagner.

En anglais simple : Prize money that grows until someone wins it by meeting particular conditions.

• The jackpot keeps growing.
• Nobody won the jackpot last week.
• The lottery jackpot reached ten million pounds.

Synonymes : prize pool

Expressions courantes : lottery jackpot, jackpot grows, win the jackpot

aubaine

Réussite inattendue ou avantage précieux obtenu grâce à la chance.

En anglais simple : An unexpected success or valuable reward that comes through good luck.

• We hit the jackpot with this hotel.
• Finding those old letters was a jackpot for the historian.
• Her search finally produced a jackpot of useful information.

Synonymes : windfall, bonanza

Expressions courantes : hit the jackpot, unexpected jackpot

bonus de points, jackpot

Gros bonus de points gagné au flipper.

En anglais simple : A large bonus of points won in a pinball game.

• That shot earned a jackpot.
• Collect the jackpot before the ball drops.
• Several jackpots pushed her score past a million.

Synonymes : point bonus

Expressions courantes : collect the jackpot, multiball jackpot, jackpot shot

verser le jackpot

Pour une machine à sous, verser son plus gros gain.

En anglais simple : If a slot machine does this, it pays out its biggest prize.

• The machine might jackpot tonight.
• A machine jackpotted just as we walked past.
• Players cheered when the slot machine jackpotted.

Synonymes : pay out

Expressions courantes : machine can jackpot, machine will jackpot