el
masculine
/inθiˈðente/
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Translation
incident
Word origin
From Latin incidens, from incidere ('to fall upon, to happen'), from in ('on') plus cadere ('to fall'). The same root gives English 'incident' and 'coincidence'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- incidere
- English cognates
- incident, coincidence
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralincidentes
Examples
ningún .
The party ended without any incident.
.
The police are investigating last night's incident.
, .
There was a small incident on the road, but no one was hurt.
¿ contarme ?
Can you tell me what happened in that incident?
.
The incident between the two neighbours was nonsense.
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