incident

in·ci·dent  (ns-dnt)

n.

1. A definite and separate occurrence; an event. See Synonyms at occurrence.

2. A usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another.

3. Something contingent on or related to something else.

4. An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis: an international incident.

adj.

1. Tending to arise or occur as a result or accompaniment: "There is a professional melancholy . . . incident to the occupation of a tailor" (Charles Lamb).

2. Related to or dependent on another thing.

3. Physics Falling upon or striking a surface: incident radiation.

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[Middle English, from Old French, apt to happen, an incident, from Latin incidns, incident-, present participle of incidere, to happen : in-, on; see in-² + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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incident [ˈɪnsɪdənt]

n

1. a distinct or definite occurrence; event

2. a minor, subsidiary, or related event or action

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences, esp in international politics

4. (Law) a public disturbance the police had reports of an incident outside a pub

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by to) related (to) or dependent (on)

2. (when postpositive, often foll by to) having a subsidiary or minor relationship (with)

3. (Physics / General Physics) (esp of a beam of light or particles) arriving at or striking a surface incident electrons

[from Medieval Latin incidens an event, from Latin incidere, literally: to fall into, hence befall, happen, from in-² + cadere to fall]

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In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorized entry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includes unauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyed input, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information system hardware, firmware, or software characteristics with or without the users' knowledge, instruction, or intent. See also information operations.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incident - a single distinct event               happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events cause celebre - an incident that attracts great public attention contagion, infection, transmission - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted scene - an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene" sideshow - a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"
	2.	incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station" commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Adj.	1.	incident - falling or striking of light rays on something; "incident light"
	2.	incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" incidental

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incident

noun

1. disturbance, scene, clash, disorder, confrontation, brawl, uproar, skirmish, mishap, fracas, commotion, contretemps Safety chiefs are investigating the incident.

2. adventure, drama, excitement, crisis, spectacle, theatrics The birth was not without incident.

3. happening, event, affair, business, fact, matter, occasion, circumstance, episode, occurrence, escapade They have not based it on any incident from the past.

Translations

incident [ˈɪnsɪdənt]

A. N (= event) → incidente m, suceso m; (in book, play etc) → episodio m, incidente m; (= confrontation) → incidente m
a life full of incident → una vida azarosa or llena de acontecimientos
the Agadir incident → el episodio de Agadir
to provoke a diplomatic incident → provocar un incidente diplomático
the police were called to the scene of the incident → llamaron a la policía para que acudiera al lugar del suceso
without incident → sin incidentes

B. CPD incident room N → centro m de coordinación

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incident [ˈɪnsɪdənt] n

(= event) → incident m
without incident → sans incident
an isolated incident → un incident isolé

(in book, story, account) → péripétie f
to be full of incident (= exciting) → être riche en rebondissements

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incident

n

(= event) → Ereignis nt, → Begebenheit f, → Vorfall m; a day/book full of incident → ein ereignisreicher Tag/ereignisreiches Buch; an incident from his childhood → ein Kindheitserlebnis nt

(diplomatic etc) → Zwischenfall m; (= disturbance in bar etc) → Vorfall m; without incident → ohne Zwischenfälle; there were several incidents of violence → es kam mehrmals zu Gewalttätigkeiten; (during demonstration etc) → es kam mehrmals zu gewalttätigen Ausschreitungen

(in book, play) → Episode f

adj

incident to (form) → verbunden mit

(Opt) ray → einfallend

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incident [ˈɪnsɪd/ənt] n (gen) → caso, avvenimento; (diplomatic, on border) → incidente m; (in book) → episodio; (in play) → scena
without incident (uneventful) → senza incidenti (di rilievo) (without trouble) → senza problemi

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incident [ˈɪnsɪd/ənt] n (gen) → caso, avvenimento; (diplomatic, on border) → incidente m; (in book) → episodio; (in play) → scena
without incident (uneventful) → senza incidenti (di rilievo) (without trouble) → senza problemi

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incident

n incident [ˈinsidənt]

an event or happening There was a strange incident in the supermarket today. voorval حادِث инцидент incident hændelse der Vorfall περιστατικό, συμβάν, επεισόδιο incidente, suceso juhtum اتفاق tapaus incident תַקרִית घटना incident, događaj váratlan esemény kejadian atburður fatto 出来事 사건 atsitikimas incidents; gadījums; notikums kejadian voorval begivenhet, hending zdarzenie incidente in­cident случай incident, (nepríjemná) udalosť, príhoda pripetljaj incident händelse, incident เหตุการณ์ olay 事件 випадок; пригода واقعہ sự kiện 小事件

adj inciˈdental [-ˈden-]

1 occurring etc by chance in connection with something else an incidental remark. toevallig عَرَضي، طارئ случайно náhodný tilfældig beiläufig περιστασιακός, συμπτωματικός fortuito, casual juhuslik اتفاقی satunnainen fortuit מִקרִי प्रासंगिक prigodan mellékes tidak disengaja tilviljunar- fortuito 偶然伴う 우연한 atsitiktinis nejaušs; gadījuma- tidak disengajakan terloops tilfeldig przypadkowy acidental întâmplător случайный náhodný slučajen slučajan tillfällig โดยมิได้ตั้งใจ tesadüfi 偶發的 випадковий ضمنی ngẫu nhiên 偶然碰到的

2 accompanying (something) but not forming part of it He wrote the incidental music for the play. agtergrondagtig مُرافِق съпътстващ doprovodný ledsagende Begleit-... συνοδευτικός de acompañamiento, de fondo taust- ضمیمه؛ همراه oheis- d'accompagnement נִלווֶה आनुषंगिक uzgredan kísérő mengiringi fylgi-; undirleikur; tónlist við leikrit/kvikmynd di fondo 付随的な 부수적인 akompanuojantis, pritariantis (filmas, izrādes) fona mūzika mengiringi begeleidend ledsagende towarzyszący de fundo de acompaniament сопроводительный sprievodný spremljevalen sporedan bakgrunds- โดยมิได้ตั้งใจ önemsiz, küçük 附帶的，伴隨的 побічний پس منظر کی موسیقی kém theo 附带的

adv inciˈdentally [-ˈden-]

by the way Incidentally, where were you last night? terloops بالمُناسَبَه، بِهذه المُناسَبَه случайно mimochodem for resten nebenbei (bemerkt) παρεμπιπτόντως, μια που το 'φερε η κουβέντα a propósito muide راستی muuten à propos דֶרֶך אַגַב अकस्मात slučajno, usput mellékesen (megjegyezve), mellesleg (szólva) secara kebetulan meðal annarra orða a proposito ついでながら 우연히 tarp kitko nejauši; gadījuma pēc; starp citu sementara itu terloops forresten, for øvrig a propos a propósito apropo между прочим, кстати mimochodom mimogrede uzgred förresten, tillfälligtvis อีกประการหนึ่ง (Ha) aklıma gelmişken; Şeyy! 順便說及 між іншим اتفاقا، ویسے nhân tiện 顺便说及

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incident → حدث عرضي příhoda hændelse Vorfall περιστατικό incidente tapaus incident incident incidente 出来事 사건 incident hendelse incydent incidente случай incident เหตุการณ์ที่บังเกิดขึ้น olay sự việc 事件