accident

noun ak-see-DAHN Less Common

Usage Note

Accident covers traffic accidents (un accident de voiture), workplace incidents, and unforeseen events. The phrase par accident means by accident or accidentally, equivalent to accidentellement. The adjective accidenté means damaged (a car) or hilly/uneven (terrain).

Examples

"Il y a eu un accident sur l'autoroute."

Natural Translation

There was an accident on the motorway.

Literal Translation

There is been an accident on the-motorway

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