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accident /ˡæksɪdənt/ noun incidente m;
(chance) caso m;
by ~ per caso;
(unintentionally) senza volere;
I'm sorry, it was an ~ mi dispiace, non l'ho fatto apposta

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'accident' found in these entries:

English:

A & E - bad - boating - disable - hit-and-run - horrific - industrial accident - shaken [up] - walk - witness

Italian:

accidente - disgrazia - incidente - infortunarsi - infortunio - invalido - pronto - sinistro

accident: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
accident	n	(unplanned event resulting in harm) avvenimento inatteso	incidente, infortunio nm
			disgrazia nf
There was an accident in the kitchen and some plates broke.
C' è stato un incidente in cucina e alcuni piatti si sono rotti.
New: Rovesciare il sugo sull'abito di seta sarebbe una disgrazia.
accident	n	(car)	incidente nm
			sinistro nm
The victims of the car accident are in hospital.
Le vittime dell'incidente stradale sono in ospedale.
Additional Translations
accident	n	(unintended, unforeseen happening)	caso nm
		per caso	accidentalmente avv
They met by accident.
Si sono incontrati per caso.
New: Recuperare i file cancellati accidentalmente.
accident	n	(chance or fortune)	puro caso, caso fortuito nm
		caso	coincidenza nf
It was pure accident that he happened to be on the same flight as me.
Il fatto che si trovasse sullo stesso mio volo era un puro caso (or: caso fortuito).
New: Incontrarsi a Milano dopo tanti anni è stata una coincidenza.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
accident insurance			assicurazione contro gli infortuni nf
accident prone			persona soggetta ad incidenti
accident-prone			soggetto ad incidenti adj
by accident			accidentalmente
by accident			per caso, casualmente
cerebrovascular accident			ictus cerebrovascolare nm
fatal accident			incidente mortale
freak accident			incidente bizzarro
hit-and-run accident			incidente con fuga, incidente con omissione di soccorso
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'accident' in the title:
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Accident and emergency consultant
Accident Damage Report
Accident of birth
bad car accident
Ever since the boating accident...
Group personal accident
Here is a list of the 10 most accident-prone vehicles on the road today.
Hit-and-run accident
I haven't played golf in the 3 years since having the car accident
Luminous Accident
Near-accident
occasional accident (incontinence)
official accident/incident rate
psychologically accident-prone
Rear-ended (car accident)
The victim of this accident is seriously injured.
we were doing wrong until the accident

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