happen

ocurrir, pasar, suceder

Producirse un hecho o un cambio en una situación.

En inglés sencillo: If something takes place, an event occurs or a situation changes.

• What happened yesterday?
• Accidents can happen anywhere.
• Nothing unusual happened at school today.

Cómo se usa: happen to someone/something (What happened to your bike?)

Sinónimos: occur, take place

Expresiones frecuentes: happen again, happen at school, happen to someone, happen here

dar la casualidad

Hacer algo o encontrarse en una situación por casualidad, sin haberlo planeado.

En inglés sencillo: To do something or be in a situation by chance, without planning it.

• Do you happen to know her?
• I happened to find an empty seat.
• If you happen to pass the shop, buy some milk.

Cómo se usa: happen to + verb (I happened to see your brother yesterday.); it happens that… (It happened that we were on the same train.)

Sinónimos: chance

Expresiones frecuentes: happen to know, happen to meet, happen to be