accident

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 [ˈæksɪdənt]

n

1. an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause

2. anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune I met him by accident

3. a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death

4. (Philosophy / Logic) Also called adjunct Logic Philosophy a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)

5. (Philosophy) Metaphysics a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres

6. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a surface irregularity in a natural formation, esp in a rock formation or a river system

[via Old French from Latin accident- chance, happening, from the present participle of accidere to befall, happen, from ad- to + cadere to fall]

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) She was involved in a serious car accident last week.

2. misfortune, blow, disaster, tragedy, setback, calamity, mishap, misadventure, mischance, stroke of bad luck 5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home.

3. chance, fortune, luck, fate, hazard, coincidence, fluke, fortuity She discovered the problem by accident.

Quotations
"now and then there is a person born"
"who is so unlucky that he runs into accidents"
"which started out to happen to somebody else" [Don Marquis archys life of mehitabel]

Translations

accident [ˈæksɪdənt]

A. N

1. (= mishap) → accidente m
to meet with or have an accident → tener or sufrir un accidente
it's an accident waiting to happen → es un peligro en potencia
accidents will happen → son cosas que pasan
see also road B

2. (= unforeseen event) → casualidad f
by accident (= by chance) → por or de casualidad; (= unintentionally) → sin querer, involuntariamente
by some accident I found myself there → me encontré allí por accidente
more by accident than design → más por casualidad que por intención
I'm sorry, it was an accident → lo siento, lo hice sin querer
it's no accident that → no es casualidad or casual que ...

3. (Geol, Philos) → accidente m

B. CPD Accident and Emergency Department N (in hospital) → Urgencias fpl
(road) accident figures NPL → cifras fpl de accidentes(en carretera)
accident insurance N → seguro m contra accidentes
accident prevention N → prevención f de accidentes
(road) accident statistics NPL → estadísticas fpl de accidentes(en carretera)

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accident [ˈæksɪdənt] n

(= mishap) → accident m
accidents at work → accidents du travail
to have an accident → avoir un accident
by accident (not deliberately) → accidentellement
The burglar killed him by accident → Le cambrioleur l'a tué accidentellement.
an accident waiting to happen [person, thing] → une bombe à retardement

(= chance) → hasard m
by accident (= by chance)
She met him by accident → Elle l'a rencontré par hasard.
it's no accident that ... → ce n'est pas un hasard si ...

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accident

n (Mot, in home, at work) → Unfall m; (Rail, Aviat: = disaster) → Unglück nt; (= mishap) → Missgeschick nt; (= chance occurrence) → Zufall m; (inf: = unplanned child) → (Verkehrs)unfall m (inf); accident and emergency department/unit → Notfallstation f, → Notaufnahme f; she has had an accident → sie hat einen Unfall gehabt or (caused it) → gebaut (inf); (in car, train etc also) → sie ist verunglückt; (in kitchen etc) → ihr ist etwas or ein Missgeschick or ein Malheur passiert; little Jimmy has had an accident (euph) → dem kleinen Jimmy ist ein Malheur passiert (inf); that was an accident waiting to happen → das musste ja so kommen; by accident (= by chance) → durch Zufall, zufällig; (= unintentionally) → aus Versehen; without accident (of driver, car) → unfallfrei; who by an accident of birth possessed riches → der zufälligerweise reich geboren wurde; accidents will happen (prov) → so was kann vorkommen, so was kommt in den besten Familien vor (inf); it was an accident → es war ein Versehen; it was pure accident that … → es war reiner Zufall, dass …; it’s no accident that … → es ist kein Zufall, dass …; (not surprisingly) → es kommt nicht von ungefähr, dass …

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accident:

accident insurance

n → Unfallversicherung f

accident prevention

n → Unfallverhütung f

accident-prone

adj → vom Pech verfolgt; she is very accident → sie ist vom Pech verfolgt, sie ist ein richtiger Pechvogel; (more serious) → ihr passieren ständig Unfälle

accident report

n → Unfallbericht m

accident risk

n → Unfallrisiko nt

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accident [ˈæksɪd/ənt] n (harmful) → incidente m, disgrazia; (unexpected) → (puro) caso
road accident → incidente stradale
to meet with or to have an accident → avere un incidente
accidents at work → infortuni mpl sul lavoro
by accident (by chance) → per caso (unintentionally) → senza volere, per sbaglio
accidents will happen → sono cose che capitano or succedono

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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 事故 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 우연한 사건 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 satunnainen 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

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accident → حادث nehoda ulykke Unfall ατύχημα accidente onnettomuus accident nezgoda incidente 事故 사고 ongeluk ulykke wypadek acidente несчастный случай olycka อุบัติเหตุ kaza tai nạn 事故