accident
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the…An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
» I found that restaurant by accident.
Ich habe dieses Restaurant zufällig gefunden. — MUIRIEL
Я случайно нашёл этот ресторан. — al_ex_an_der
Я випадково знайшов цей ресторан. — Internecivus
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
16 senses(countable, uncountable)An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
to die by an accident such as an act of God
Unfall
несча́стный слу́чайnesčástnyj slúčaj, ава́рия f technicalavárija, катастро́фаkatastrófa
ви́падокvýpadok, ава́ріяavárija, катастро́фаkatastrófa
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
(countable, uncountable)Casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
(countable, uncountable)A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.
My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.
Unfall
ава́рияavárija, столкнове́ниеstolknovénije, доро́жно-тра́нспортное происше́ствиеdoróžno-tránsportnoje proisšéstvije
ава́ріяavárija, зі́ткненняzítknennja, доро́жньо-тра́нспортна приго́даdoróžnʹo-tránsportna pryhóda
(countable, uncountable)Any chance event.
Zufall
слу́чайslúčaj
ви́падокvýpadok
(uncountable)Chance; random chance.
c.1861-1863, Richard Chevenix Trench, in 1888, Letters and memorials, Volume 1, Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident, / It is the very place God meant for thee; […]
слу́чайslúčaj
(countable, uncountable)Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
Beauty is an accident.
Lexical gaps are called accidental because their existence is by accident; it is not essential.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
(countable, uncountable)A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)An instance of incontinence.
Malheur
An instance of incontinence.
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.
(countable, euphemistic, uncountable)An unintended pregnancy.
Unfall
An unintended pregnancy.
(countable, derogatory, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable)A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
Taylor was our sweet little accident, and we're so glad!
(countable, uncountable)An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Examples
2741 sentencesI found that restaurant by accident.
Я випадково знайшов цей ресторан. — Internecivus
ruЯ случайно нашёл этот ресторан. — al_ex_an_der
deIch habe dieses Restaurant zufällig gefunden. — MUIRIEL
We didn't actually see the accident.
Ми в дійсности не бачили той нещасний випадок. — Squaw
deWir haben den Unfall eigentlich gar nicht gesehen. — al_ex_an_der
When did the accident take place?
Коли сталася аварія? — deniko
ruКогда произошла авария? — Ivanovb
deWann ist der Unfall passiert? — Wolf
The accident happened two hours ago.
Аварія сталася дві години тому. — aandrusiak
ruАвария произошла два часа назад. — marafon
deDer Unfall ist vor zwei Stunden passiert. — samueldora
I asked him about the accident.
Я розпитав його про аварію. — deniko
ruЯ спросил его об аварии. — Arkadeko
deIch fragte ihn nach dem Unfall. — mayabe
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accident, from Old French accFirst attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accident, from Old French accident, from Latin accidēns, present active participle of accidō (“happen”); from ad (“to”) + cadō (“fall”). See cadence, case. In the sense “unintended pregnancy”, first attested in 1932.
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Forms
plural: accidentsSynonyms
14 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
31 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- an an accident
- a traffic accident
- traffic accident
- in the accident
- about the accident
- caused the accident
- the accident happened
- of the accident
- a car accident
- accident happened
- an automobile accident
- for the accident
See also
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