accident

∗ ≈

el accidente

∗ noun

accident

[ˈæksɪdənt]

sustantivo

1. accidente (m)

by accident -> por casualidad; (by chance) sin querer (unintentionally)
to have an accident -> tener or sufrir un accidente
that was no accident -> eso no fue casualidad
car or road accident -> accidente de coche or de tráfico
accident insurance -> seguro (m) de accidentes

accident [ák-si-dent]

sustantivo

1. Accidente.

Accident insurance -> seguro contra accidentes
Aircraft accident -> accidente de aviación

2. Accidente o propiedad de una voz.

3. Accidente, casualidad, suceso imprevisto, incidente, lance.

A sad accident -> lance funesto
By accident -> accidentalmente, casualmente

(Gram.)

accident [ˈæksɪdənt]

noun

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

A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen ...shortcomings in the construction of the Chernobyl station, which she described as `an accident waiting to happen'

accidents will happen son cosas que pasan

road

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 ...

It's no accident that the the boom in police series on TV coincided with the decline of the Western

3 (Geol) (Fil) accidente (m)

modifier

Accident and Emergency Department accident and emergency (n) (in hospital) Urgencias (f)

(road) accident figures (n) cifras (f) de accidentes (en carretera)

accident insurance (n) seguro (m) contra accidentes

accident prevention (n) prevención (f) de accidentes

(road) accident statistics (n) estadísticas (f) de accidentes (en carretera)