casualty

vittima

Persona ferita o uccisa in un incidente, una guerra o un altro evento violento.

In inglese semplice: A person who is hurt or killed in an accident, war, or other violent event.

• There was one casualty in the crash.
• The attack caused several civilian casualties.
• Rescue workers carried the casualties to safety.

Sinonimi: victim

Espressioni comuni: civilian casualty, war casualty, first casualty

pronto soccorso

Reparto ospedaliero che cura chi ha bisogno di aiuto immediato dopo incidenti o malattie improvvise.

In inglese semplice: The part of a hospital that treats people who need urgent help after accidents or sudden illness.

• They took him straight to casualty.
• Casualty was busy after the accident.
• She works as a nurse in casualty.

Sinonimi: emergency department, A&E

Espressioni comuni: go to casualty, casualty department, casualty nurse

incidente, disgrazia

Evento che accade per caso, soprattutto un incidente o una disgrazia.

In inglese semplice: An event that happens by chance, especially an accident or disaster.

• A sudden casualty delayed their journey.
• They prepared for every possible casualty.
• The report described the fire as an unfortunate casualty.

Sinonimi: accident, misfortune, disaster

Espressioni comuni: unforeseen casualty, sudden casualty