el

masculine

/inθiˈðente/ ES

/insiˈðente/ MX

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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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This word is part of lesson 37.