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laccident
the accident
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French
English
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accident [aksidɑ̃] N m
1. accident (dommage):
accident
accident
accident grave
serious accident
en cas d'accident prévenir …
in case of accident (please) notify …
l'accident a fait deux morts et quinze blessés
two died and fifteen were injured as a result of the accident
un accident est si vite arrivé!
accidents can easily happen!
il y a 10 000 morts par accident chaque année
10, 000 people die in accidents every year
il s'est tué par accident en nettoyant son fusil
he accidentally killed himself while cleaning his gun
2. accident:
accident (problème)
hitch
accident (événement inhabituel)
one off inf
accident hum
accident
une carrière qui évolue sans accident
a career which is progressing without a hitch
une erreur qui n'est qu'un accident
an error which is just a one-off
ils ont gagné! c'était un accident! hum
they won! that was an accident!
accident de parcours inf
hitch
accident de parcours inf hum
accident
l'arrivée du (petit) dernier est un accident (de parcours)
the birth of the last one was an accident
les accidents de l'existence
the unforeseen events of life
une découverte faite par accident (par hasard)
a chance discovery
3. accident MED:
accident
accident
accident cérébral/vasculaire
cerebral/vascular accident
accident cardiaque
cardiac event
accident de santé
health problem
4. accident (inégalité):
accident de terrain
irregularity in the landscape, accident spec
maison cachée par un accident de terrain
house obscured by an undulation in the land
le satellite peut repérer le moindre accident de terrain
the satellite can pick out every contour
5. accident MUS:
accident
accidental
6. accident PHILOS:
accident
accident
accident d'avion
plane crash
accident de chasse
hunting accident
accident de la circulation
traffic accident
accident corporel
accident involving injury
accident domestique
accident in the home
accident ferroviaire
rail accident
accident industriel
industrial accident
accident ischémique transitoire MED
transient ischaemic attack
accident de montagne
climbing accident
accident nucléaire
nuclear accident
accident de la route
road accident
accident du travail
industrial accident
accident de voiture
car accident
sortir indemne d'un accident
to escape uninjured ou unharmed after an accident
circulatoire accident, troubles
circulation attr
imputable erreur, accident, échec
attributable (à to)
English
English
French
French
prang
accident m
car crash
accident m de voiture
transient ischaemic attack
accident m ischémique transitoire
the accident was preventable
l'accident aurait pu être évité, l'accident était évitable
accidental
accident m
blip (on graph, line)
accident m (d'une courbe)
French
French
English
English
accident [aksidɑ̃] N m
accident
accident
accident du travail
industrial injury Brit
accident du travail
industrial accident Am
accident de parcours
mishap
horrible acte, accident, cris
terrible
English
English
French
French
train accident
accident m ferroviaire
crack-up
accident m
road accident
accident m de la route
traffic accident
accident m de la circulation
accidental
accident
car accident
accident m de voiture
automobile accident
accident m de voiture
to come to grief (have an accident)
avoir un accident
French
French
English
English
accident [aksidɑ͂] N m
accident
accident
accident du travail
industrial accident
accident de parcours
mishap
meurtrier (-ière) accident, coup
fatal
horrible acte, accident, cris
terrible
English
English
French
French
train crash
accident m ferroviaire
accidental
accident m
traffic accident
accident m de la route
road accident
accident m de la route
car accident
accident m de voiture
automobile accident
accident m de voiture
casualty (accident victim)
victime f d'un accident
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l'accident a fait de nombreuses victimes
there were many victims in the accident
il aurait pu y avoir un accident
there could have been an accident
mourir dans un accident de voiture
to die in a car crash
reprendre la voiture/le volant après un accident
to get back in the car/go back to driving after an accident
l'accident s'est passé de nuit
the accident happened at night
prendre qn aux tripes inf nouvelle, accident
to get sb right there
interpeller un témoin sur un accident
to question a witness about an accident
finir dans un accident de voiture
to die in a car accident
the accident came up at the corner of the street
l'accident est survenu au coin de la rue
car/road accident
accident m de voiture/de la route
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Ils peuvent interpeller ou questionner le gouvernement ou un de ses membres.
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Il est interpellé le 10 mai 2020, 74 jours après les événements.
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Après avoir été interpellé sans résistance, le suspect est placé en garde à vue.
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Les policiers interpellent un individu qui semble correspondre au signalement mais cette piste est rapidement mise de côté car aucun élément ne permet de l'incriminer.
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Ce jour-là, tous ceux qui se présentent au numéro 12, bénévoles de l'association, militants clandestins et assistés sont interpellés.
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