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Unfall — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accident noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
  • casualty noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
  • crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
  • misfortune noun Bad luck, or an unlucky event.

Senses

Unfall is used for these senses in English:

  • accident An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
  • accident (transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
  • accident (euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
  • casualty Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
  • crash An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
  • misfortune (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.

accident — full definition

  1. noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
  2. noun A crash involving a vehicle or other form of transport.

casualty — full definition

  1. noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
  2. noun A person who has been hurt or killed in an accident or through violence.
  3. noun A person who has died, rather than just been injured, in an accident or through violence; a fatality.
  4. noun A member of the armed forces who becomes unable to serve, for reasons such as death, injury, illness, being captured or deserting.
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