durian runtuh — meaning & examples

Language: id

Meanings:

  • 1.

    IndonesiaMalay-speaking areasneutralliteral
    • Literally 'a durian falling'—an occurrence of durian fruit falling from a tree.

    Examples

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    • Setiap musim durian tiba, saya sering melihat durian runtuh di kebun belakang rumah.

      Every durian season, I often see durians falling in the backyard garden.

    • Anak-anak berlari-lari mengumpulkan durian runtuh yang bergelantungan di pohon besar itu.

      The children ran around collecting durians falling from that big tree.

    • Kemarin sore saya hampir tertimpa durian runtuh saat berjalan di bawah pohon itu.

      Yesterday afternoon I almost got hit by a falling durian while walking under that tree.

    • Di pasar, penjual menunjukkan durian runtuh yang baru saja dipetik dari kebunnya.

      At the market, the seller showed falling durians freshly picked from his garden.

  • 2.

    IndonesiaMalay-speaking areasidiomaticinformal
    • An unexpected windfall or stroke of good fortune; a sudden profitable gain.

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    • Dapat bonus besar dari kantor itu seperti durian runtuh bagi saya di tengah kesulitan ekonomi.

      Getting a big bonus from the office was like a windfall for me amid economic difficulties.

    • Untungnya, proyek itu berhasil dan membawa durian runtuh bagi perusahaan kami.

      Fortunately, that project succeeded and brought a sudden profit for our company.

    • Jangan berharap durian runtuh terus, kerja keraslah supaya hasilnya maksimal.

      Don't expect windfalls all the time, work hard so the results are maximal.

Examples:

  • ID: Dan aku tahu bahwa aku akan tertimbun durian runtuh!
    EN: And I knew.. that I was about to hit the jackpot!
  • ID: Itu bagai durian runtuh bagi mereka.
    EN: It's like hitting the jackpot for them
  • ID: Royalti dari peluncuran produk terpisah, sehingga kita hanya perlu duduk dan menikmati durian runtuh.
    EN: Royalties from the launch of the product is separate, so we just have to sit and enjoy the financial windfall.
  • ID: Benar-benar ketiban durian runtuh.
    EN: A total jackpot.
  • ID: Benar-benar dapat durian runtuh, kau ini.
    EN: Fallen into a tub of butter, you have.
  • ID: Dia pasti berpikir akan mendapatkan durian runtuh.
    EN: Apparently he wants to have your body and your money.
  • ID: Ini seperti kau mendapatkan durian runtuh.
    EN: It's going to yield you a windfall of cash.
  • ID: Saat ini, itu hanya durian runtuh senilai 300 miliar dolar.
    EN: Right now, it's a mere $300-billion windfall.
  • ID: Sekarang yang kau lakukan, adalah memastikan kematianmu di tengah kau melakukan aksi, dan keluargamu akan dapat durian runtuh, bukan?
    EN: Now all you gotta do is make sure that you die in the middle of a stunt and your family gets a windfall. Right?
  • ID: "Orang-orang tulus kejatuhan durian runtuh"
    EN: (Sincere people get unexpectedly lucky.)
  • ID: Aku juga tahu kau mengerti durian runtuh di dalam bisnis dan betapa langkanya itu.
    EN: I also know that you understand what a windfall in business is, and how rare they are.
  • ID: Siapa sangka kau dapat durian runtuh?
    EN: Who knew he would make it big? Good thing you stayed with him.
  • ID: - Ya, seperti mendapatkan berita durian runtuh.
    EN: Yeah, pearly filled me in.
  • ID: Dalam laporan laba, keuntungan seperti durian runtuh membuat terlalu banyak laba bersih.
    EN: In the profit statement, windfall profit makes up too much of the net profit.
  • ID: - Tidak. Kamu yang kasihan karena menolak durian runtuh di pangkuanmu.
    EN: No, you're the pathetic one for passing up the luck coming your way.

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