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el

masculine

/akonteθiˈmjento/

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Translation

event

Word origin

From acontecer ('to happen'), from Vulgar Latin contigescere, from Latin contingere ('to touch, to befall').

Origin
Latin
Root
contingere
English cognates
contingent, contingency

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralacontecimientos

Examples

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The wedding was the event of the year.

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That event changed the country's history.

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Everyone remembers that sad event.

periodistas deportivo.

The journalists covered the sporting event.

inesperado .

It was an unexpected event for the whole family.

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This word is part of lesson 65.