accident

Unfall, Verkehrsunfall

Ereignis, bei dem ein Fahrzeug zusammenstößt oder verunglückt und Schäden oder Verletzungen entstehen.

In einfachem Englisch: An event in which a vehicle hits something or crashes, causing damage or injury.

• There was a car accident outside.
• Two buses were involved in the accident.
• Did anyone get hurt in yesterday’s traffic accident?

Synonyme: crash, collision

Häufige Wendungen: car accident, traffic accident, road accident

Zufall

Etwas, das geschieht, ohne geplant oder beabsichtigt zu sein.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that happens without being planned or intended.

• I broke it by accident.
• We met by accident at the market.
• Finding the old photo was a happy accident.

So benutzt man es: by accident (I opened your letter by accident.)

Synonyme: chance, coincidence

Häufige Wendungen: by accident, pure accident, complete accident

Unfall

Unerwartetes Ereignis, das unbeabsichtigt Schaden oder Verletzungen verursacht.

In einfachem Englisch: An unexpected event that causes harm or damage without anyone intending it.

• She had an accident at work.
• The child burned his hand in a kitchen accident.
• Safety training helps prevent accidents in the factory.

Synonyme: mishap

Häufige Wendungen: serious accident, workplace accident, prevent an accident

Akzidens

Merkmal oder Tatsache, das zufällig besteht oder für das Wesen einer Sache nicht entscheidend ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A feature or fact that exists by chance or is not essential to what something is.

• His wealth was an accident of birth.
• The philosopher called physical beauty an accident.
• Their shared language is a historical accident rather than a necessary connection.

Synonyme: contingency

Häufige Wendungen: accident of birth, historical accident, mere accident

verunfallt

Beschreibt ein Fahrzeug, das in einen Unfall verwickelt war.

In einfachem Englisch: Describing a vehicle that was involved in a crash.

• The accident aircraft had two engines.
• Investigators examined the accident vehicle’s brakes.
• The accident helicopter had been repaired the previous week.

Häufige Wendungen: accident aircraft, accident vehicle, accident helicopter