noun · countable / uncountable · rare

casualty

cas·u·al·ty

casualty · casualties

жертва, постраждалий, потерпілий, ушкоджений

несчастный случай, происшествие, потеря, жертва

Unfall, Opfer, Unglück, Verlust

Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate eventSomething that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

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UK/ˈkaʒʊ.əlti/US/ˈkæʒu.əlti/

» Casualties were inevitable.

Жертвы были неизбежны.

Жертви були невідворотні.

Жертви були неминучі.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
Unfall, Unglück, Unglücksfall
происше́ствиеproisšéstvije, несча́стный слу́чайnesčástnyj slúčaj
(countable, uncountable)A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
Opfer, Verletzter, Verwundeter
же́ртваžértva, поте́ряpotérja, пострада́вшийpostradávšij
потерпі́лийpoterpílyj, же́ртваžértva, офі́раofíra
someone injured or killed in an accident
(countable, proscribed, uncountable)Specifically, a person who has been killed (not only injured) due to an accident or through an act of violence; a fatality.
(countable, uncountable)A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
(countable, uncountable)An incidental charge or payment.
(countable, uncountable)Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Chance nature; randomness.

Examples

53 sentences

Casualties were inevitable.
Жертви були невідворотні.
ruЖертвы были неизбежны.
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We can't afford any more casualties.
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No other casualties have been reported.
deWeitere Todesopfer wurden nicht gemeldet.
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The number of casualties is still unknown.
ruЧисло жертв по-прежнему неизвестно.
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There have been no reports of casualties.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

person:

Русский

By meaning 2

an accident, a disaster:

person:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

an accident, a disaster:

person:

Origin

From casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsu

From casual, from Middle French casuel, from Medieval Latin casualitas and Late Latin cāsuālis (“happening by chance”), from Latin cāsus (“event”) (English case), from cadere (“to fall”). Originally meaning “a chance event” (compare casual, as in “casual encounter”), it developed a negative meaning as “an unfortunate event”, especially the loss of a person.

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