golden ticket: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • A ticket that is literally made of gold or plated with gold.

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    • The collector’s prized possession was a golden ticket from the 1920s, shining brilliantly in its case.

      The collector’s prized possession was a golden ticket from the 1920s, shining brilliantly in its case.

    • At the auction, a golden ticket made of pure gold was sold for a record price.

      At the auction, a golden ticket made of pure gold was sold for a record price.

    • She held up the golden ticket, its surface intricately engraved and gleaming under the stage lights.

      She held up the golden ticket, its surface intricately engraved and gleaming under the stage lights.

    • The museum displayed a golden ticket once used for exclusive entry to a royal event.

      The museum displayed a golden ticket once used for exclusive entry to a royal event.

  • 2.

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    • A qualification, person, or thing that provides access to significant, desirable, or advantageous opportunities otherwise difficult to obtain.

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    • Getting accepted into that elite program was her golden ticket to a successful career in medicine.

      Getting accepted into that elite program was her golden ticket to a successful career in medicine.

    • Isn’t winning that scholarship like a golden ticket that opens doors to any university you want?

      Isn’t winning that scholarship like a golden ticket that opens doors to any university you want?

    • For many entrepreneurs, securing funding is the golden ticket to turning ideas into reality.

      For many entrepreneurs, securing funding is the golden ticket to turning ideas into reality.

Examples:

  • EN: They say a master's degree in business from this school is the golden ticket to the top positions of industry and finance.
    ES: Un título en negocios de esta escuela es el pasaporte a lo mejor de la industria financiera.
  • EN: This is my golden ticket to Quantico, the FBI's elite training program.
    ES: Ese es mi pasaje a Quantico, el programa elite de entrenamiento del FBI.
  • EN: Just looking for that golden ticket.
    ES: Solo busco la tarjeta dorada.
  • EN: (GASPS) The golden ticket!
    ES: ¡La tarjeta dorada!
  • EN: I want my golden ticket.
    ES: ¡Quiero mi Boleto Dorado!
  • EN: I'm going to find that golden ticket and win that tour!
    ES: ¡Encontraré la tarjeta dorada y ganaré ese tour!
  • EN: Well, if you open up one of these here packages and find a golden ticket, you get a tour of Farmer Billy's bacon factory.
    ES: Siabres uno de estos paquetes y encuentras una tarjjeta dorada, ganas un tourpor la fábrica de Farmer Billy.
  • EN: We knew Augustus would find the golden ticket.
    ES: Sabíamos que Augusto iba a encontrar el Boleto Dorado.
  • EN: You found Wonka's last golden ticket.
    ES: ¡Encontraste el último Boleto Dorado!
  • EN: So I look and I find the golden ticket.
    ES: Así que miro ¡y es el Boleto Dorado!
  • EN: Where's my golden ticket?
    ES: ¿Dónde está mi Boleto Dorado?
  • EN: It's a golden ticket.
    ES: Es un Boleto Dorado.
  • EN: Did you see that some kid in Russia found the last golden ticket?
    ES: ¿Viste que un chico en Rusia encontró el último boleto?
  • EN: But wait, this is just in. The fourth golden ticket has been found by a boy called Mike Teavee.
    ES: Pero nos acabamos de enterar de que el cuarto boleto ha sido encontrado por un niño llamado Miguel Teavee.
  • EN: Wouldn't it be something, Charlie, to open a bar of candy and find a golden ticket inside?
    ES: ¿No sería fabuloso, Charlie abrir una barra de dulce y encontrar un Boleto Dorado dentro?

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