accident (redirected from Accidents)

ac·ci·dent  (ks-dnt, -dnt)

n.

1.

a. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm: car accidents on icy roads.

b. An unforeseen incident: A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.

c. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation in one's clothing.

2. Lack of intention; chance: ran into an old friend by accident.

3. Logic A circumstance or attribute that is not essential to the nature of something.

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[Middle English, chance event, from Old French, from Latin accidns, accident-, present participle of accidere, to happen : ad-, ad- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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accident

Noun

1. an unpleasant event that causes damage, injury, or death

2. an unforeseen event or one without apparent cause: they had met in town by accident [Latin accidere to happen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill" crash, wreck - a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane" accidental injury, injury - an accident that results in physical damage or hurt misadventure, mischance, mishap - an instance of misfortune wreck, shipwreck - an accident that destroys a ship at sea fatal accident, casualty - an accident that causes someone to die
	2.	accident - anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity" chance event, fortuity, stroke happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens hap - an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life" happy chance, break, good luck - an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break" coincidence, happenstance - an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental lottery - something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them"

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accident

noun 1. crash, smash, wreck, collision, pile-up (informal) smash-up (informal)

noun 2. misfortune, blow, disaster, tragedy, setback, calamity, mishap, misadventure, mischance, stroke of bad luck

noun 3. chance, fortune, luck, fate, hazard, coincidence, fluke, fortuity

Translations

accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n → accidente m (= chance); casualidad f;

by accident (= unintentionally) → sin querer (= by coincidence); por casualidad;

accidents at work → accidentes mpl de trabajo;

to meet with or to have an accident → tener or sufrir un accidente

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accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n → accident m (= chance); hasard m;

to meet with or to have an accident → avoir un accident;

I've had an accident → j'ai eu un accident;

accidents at work → accidents du travail;

by accident (= by chance) → par hasard (= not deliberately); accidentellement

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accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n → Zufall m;

(mishap, disaster) → Unfall m;

to meet with or to have an accident → einen Unfall haben, verunglücken;

accidents at work → Arbeitsunfälle pl;

by accident → zufällig

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accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n → incidente m (= chance); caso;

to meet with or to have an accident → avere un incidente;

accidents at work → infortuni mpl sul lavoro;

by accident → per caso

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accident

n accident [ˈӕksidənt]

1 an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc There has been a road accident. ongeluk حَادِث нещастен случай nehoda ulykke; uheld der Unfall ατύχημα, δυστύχημα accidente õnnetus سانحه onnettomuus accident תְאוָּנה दुर्घटना nesreća baleset kecelakaan slys incidente 事故 (불의의) 사고 nelaimingas atsitikimas, avarija nelaimes gadījums kemalangan ongeluk uhell, ulykke wypadek acidente accident несчастный случай nehoda nezgoda nesreća olycka อุบัติเหตุ kaza 意外事件 нещасливий випадок; аварія حادثہ tai nạn 意外事件

2 chance I met her by accident. ongeluk صُدْفَه случайност náhoda tilfælde; tilfældighed der Zufall τυχαίο συμβάν casualidad juhus بر حسب ) اتفاق ) sattuma (par) hasard בְּמִקרֶה, בְּטָעוּת, בְּלִי כַּוָנָה @@@בְּלִי כַּווָנָה$$$ slučajnost véletlen kebetulan tilviljun caso 偶然 우연 atsitiktinumas gadījums; nejaušība kebetulan toeval tilfelle przypadek acaso (din) întâm­plare случай(ность) náhoda po naključju slučajnost slump, tillfällighet เหตุบังเอิญ tesadüf 偶然 випадок; несподіванка اتفاق sự tình cờ 偶然

adj acciˈdental [-ˈden-]

happening by chance or accident an accidental discovery. toevallig عَرَضِي، بِالصُّدْفَه случаен náhodný tilfældig zufällig τυχαίος accidental, fortuito juhuslik شانسی؛ اتفاقی sattumanvarainen accidentel מִקְרִי, עֶקֶב תְאוּנָה आकस्मिक slučajan véletlen secara kebetulan tilviljunarkenndur accidentale, fortuito 偶然の 우연한 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma- tidak sengaja toevallig tilfeldig przypadkowy fortuito întâmplător, accidental случайный náhodný naključen slučajan slumpartad, oavsiktlig โดยบังเอิญ tesadüfi 偶然的 випадковий, несподіваний حادثاتی tình cờ 偶然的

adv acciˈdentally [-ˈden-]

toevallig عَرَضَاً، صُدْفَة случайно náhodně tilfældigt zufällig τυχαία por casualidad; por descuido juhuslikult تصادفاً sattumalta par hasard בְּמִקרֶה, שֶׁלֹא בְּמִתְכָּוון, בְּטעָוּת संयोगवश slučajno véletlenül secara kebetulan af slysni, fyrir tilviljun per caso 偶然に 우연히, 부수적으로 atsitiktinai nejauši dengan tidak sengaja toevallig ved et tilfelle/uhell, tilfeldigvis przypadkowo acidentalmente din întâm­plare, întâmplător, accidental случайно náhodne po naključju slučajno av en händelse, oavsiktligt โดยบังเอิญ tesadüfen 意外地 випадково, несподівано حادثاتی طور پر ngẫu nhiên 意外地