incidental

adicional, derivado

Que ocurre como efecto secundario o consecuencia habitual de otra cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Happening as a side effect or usual result of something else.

• We covered all incidental expenses.
• The job brings incidental benefits, including free meals.
• Minor injuries are incidental to this kind of work.

Cómo se usa: incidental to something (Some discomfort is incidental to this treatment.)

Sinónimos: associated, accompanying

Expresiones frecuentes: incidental expenses, incidental benefits, incidental to something

secundario, accesorio

Relacionado con algo, pero de poca importancia para ello.

En inglés sencillo: Connected to something, but having little importance to it.

• These details are incidental.
• His childhood is incidental to the argument.
• The incidental characters add humor to the film.

Cómo se usa: incidental to something (The romance is incidental to the main story.)

Sinónimos: secondary, peripheral

Antónimos: central, essential

Expresiones frecuentes: incidental detail, incidental character, incidental to something

casual, fortuito

Que ocurre por casualidad, sin haber sido planeado.

En inglés sencillo: Happening by chance, without being planned.

• Their first meeting was incidental.
• An incidental discovery changed the course of her research.
• The resemblance is purely incidental.

Sinónimos: accidental, chance

Antónimos: intentional

Expresiones frecuentes: incidental contact, incidental discovery, incidental encounter

gastos adicionales, gastos menores

Pequeños gastos que se añaden al principal, como propinas o aperitivos.

En inglés sencillo: Small extra costs, such as tips or snacks, beyond the main cost.

• Keep some money for incidentals.
• The company covered my hotel and incidentals.
• How much did you spend on incidentals?

Sinónimos: extra expenses

Expresiones frecuentes: an incidental, unexpected incidental