milagro
nounCEFR B2
What does “milagro” mean in English?
miracle — an extraordinary event attributed to supernatural causes; figuratively, any remarkable event
miracle — an extraordinary event attributed to supernatural causes; figuratively, any remarkable event (de milagro; hacer milagros)
Example sentences
Que el edificio no causara víctimas mortales fue calificado por los vecinos como un auténtico milagro.
The fact that the building caused no fatalities was described by residents as a genuine miracle.
Salí de aquel accidente de milagro: el coche quedó completamente destrozado.
I got out of that accident by a miracle: the car was completely wrecked.
El milagro económico de los años sesenta transformó España de una sociedad rural en una industrializada.
The economic miracle of the 1960s transformed Spain from a rural into an industrialised society.
How to use it
El milagro (noun, masculine) means 'miracle' — an extraordinary event attributed to supernatural causes; or colloquially, any remarkable positive outcome. Key collocations: de milagro (miraculously — narrowly escaping harm); hacer milagros; milagro económico; esperar un milagro; ¡milagro! (exclamation of surprise). The adjective is milagroso/a. Milagro económico (economic miracle) is a key B2 concept in history and economics.
Common mistake
De milagro is the standard fixed adverbial for 'narrowly/by a miracle'. Hacer milagros = to work miracles (not *crear milagros). Milagroso/a (adjective). The interjection ¡Milagro! is used sarcastically when someone does something surprising. 'It would take a miracle' = haría falta un milagro.