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casualty <-ies> [ˈkæʒʊəltɪ, Am ˈkæʒu:-] pl N

1. casualty:

casualty (accident victim)

пострада́вший m от несча́стного слу́чая

casualty (injured person)

ра́неный m

casualty (dead person)

уби́тый m

casualty (dead person)

же́ртва f

2. casualty (negative result):

несча́стный слу́чай m

ава́рия f

3. casualty no pl (hospital department):

травматоло́гия f

Usage examples with casualties

heavy casualties

огро́мные же́ртвы f мн

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Previously, the number of human casualties was mostly a matter of political speculations, and widely fluctuated with changes in political expediencies. en.wikipedia.org

In recent years, locally made spirits have caused casualties and even some fatalities among tourists and locals, due to methanol poisoning. en.wikipedia.org

For the next five days, the ship debarked troops, provisioned various landing craft, and received casualties on board. en.wikipedia.org

Mass casualties were avoided owing to a combination of building evacuations prompted by the weaker shock and an epicentre removed from populous areas. en.wikipedia.org

The island is the site of a mass grave, believed to contain the remains of roughly 150 of those casualties. en.wikipedia.org

Casualties such as phototypesetting companies and film optical houses failed to survive. www.thedrum.com

He eventually veered away, having inflicted considerable damage and several casualties. en.wikipedia.org

A heavy sandstorm obscured visibility, which hindered the supporting artillery and resulted in a number of casualties when one company moved beyond the barrage. en.wikipedia.org

Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt; his casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other combat arms. en.wikipedia.org

Despite casualties and strong opposition, our troops continued to press forward and successfully secured three other important features by evening of the same day. en.wikipedia.org

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