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/aksidɑ̃/
Translation
accident
Word origin
From Latin accidens ('a happening, a chance event'), the present participle of accidere ('to happen, to fall upon'), from ad ('to') and cadere ('to fall').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- accidere
- English cognates
- accident, cadence
Grammar
Examples
l' .
There was an accident on the motorway this morning.
, ' l'.
Fortunately, nobody was hurt in the accident.
' .
It's no accident that she succeeded.
.
My father had a minor cycling accident last Sunday.
J' au .
I broke the window by accident while playing football.
.
There was a small car accident in front of my house.
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