jackpot

jackpot, premio grosso

Una somma molto grande di denaro vinta come premio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: grand prize

Espressioni comuni: win the jackpot, huge jackpot, jackpot winner

jackpot, montepremi

Somma in palio che aumenta finché qualcuno soddisfa le condizioni necessarie per vincerla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: prize pool

Espressioni comuni: lottery jackpot, jackpot grows, win the jackpot

colpo di fortuna

Successo inatteso o ricompensa preziosa ottenuti grazie alla fortuna.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: windfall, bonanza

Espressioni comuni: hit the jackpot, unexpected jackpot

bonus di punti, jackpot

Un grande premio in punti ottenuto giocando a flipper.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: point bonus

Espressioni comuni: collect the jackpot, multiball jackpot, jackpot shot

pagare il jackpot

Per una slot machine, pagare il premio più alto previsto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pay out

Espressioni comuni: machine can jackpot, machine will jackpot