accident

[US]/ˈæksɪdənt/
[UK]/ˈæksɪdənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uventet hendelse, tilfeldighet, skjebne, providens
Word Forms
Pluralaccidents

Phrases & Collocations

car accident

bilulykke

traffic accident

trafikkulukke

fatal accident

dødsulykke

workplace accident

arbeidsulykke

minor accident

mindre ulykke

by accident

tilfeldigvis

accident insurance

ulykkesforsikring

accident prevention

ulykkeforbyggelse

fire accident

brannulykke

accident rate

ulykkesrisiko

road accident

veiulykke

nuclear accident

atomulykke

industrial accident

industriulykke

have an accident

bli utsatt for en ulykke

cerebrovascular accident

hjerneslag

personal accident insurance

personlig ulykkesforsikring

collision accident

kollisjonsulykke

vehicle accident

kjøretøyulykke

aviation accident

flyulykke

transportation accident

transportulykke

unexpected accident

uventet ulykke

Example Sentences

The accident was no joke.

Ulykken var ingen spøk.

an accident black spot.

et ulykkespunkt

the cause of the accident is not clear.

årsaken til ulykken er ikke klar.

accidents of the ground

ulykker på bakken

an accident out of negligence

en ulykke som følge av uaktsomhet

The accident was a terrible thing.

Ulykken var en forferdelig ting.

The accident was the death of him.

Ulykken ble hans bane.

The accident was due to negligence.

Ulykken var forårsaket av uaktsomhet.

a frightful accident

en fryktelig ulykke

he had an accident at the factory.

Han hadde en ulykke på fabrikken.

the accident was due to excessive speed.

ulykken var forårsaket av overdreven fart.

We met by accident at the airport.

Vi møttes ved en tilfeldighet på flyplassen.

The accident luxate the left shoulder.

Ulykken dislokerte venstre skulder.

There was a horrible accident here yesterday.

Det var en forferdelig ulykke her i går.

He had an accident at work.

Han hadde en ulykke på jobb.

Who is in fault in the accident?

Hvem er skyldig i ulykken?

The accident gave me the shivers.

Ulykken ga meg gåsehud.

There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

Det var en tragisk ulykke på motorveien i går.

Real-world Examples

We don't want any accidents, do we?

Vi ønsker ikke noen ulykker, gjør vi?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

One fall is an accident, three an epidemic.

Et fall er en ulykke, tre er en epidemi.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 5

However, successful urbanism is never an accident.

Men vellykket byutvikling er aldri en tilfeldighet.

Source: History

Me smashing those photographs was not an accident.

At jeg knuste de bildene var ikke en tilfeldighet.

Source: Before I Met You Selected

Officials don't know yet what caused the accident.

Myndighetene vet ennå ikke hva som forårsaket ulykken.

Source: CNN Selected May 2015 Collection

So what began as Roentgen's happy accident has become a medical marvel.

Så det som begynte som Roentgens heldige tilfeldighet har blitt et medisinsk vidunder.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

More than a hundreds worshipers died in Friday's accident.

Mer enn hundre tilbedere døde i fredagens ulykke.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

And he had suffered a bad accident.

Og han hadde hatt en alvorlig ulykke.

Source: Global Slow English

'It takes two to make an accident.'

«Det tar to for å skape en ulykke.»

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

'It was no accident! 'he said, angrily.

«Det var ingen tilfeldighet!», sa han sint.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

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