Accident noun
1 unexpected event that causes damage/injury [Um evento inesperado que cause dano / lesão]
ADJ. dreadful, horrific, major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic, unfortunate | fatal a fatal road accident | minor, slight | freak Their boat sank in a freak accident. | near (= that nearly happens, but does not) | hit-and-run | aircraft, canoeing, car, climbing, flying, industrial, motor, nuclear, road, traffic, etc.
VERB + ACCIDENT be involved in, have, meet with. [Estar envolvido em, ter um]
She met with an accident while on holiday in Spain. [Ele teve um acidente quando tava de férias na Espanha.] | cause [causar]| prevent [evitar]| survive [sobreviver]
ACCIDENT + VERB happen, occur, take place. [Acontecer]
ACCIDENT + NOUN prevention [prevenção]| rates [taxe de], statistics [estatísticas de]
PREP. in an/the -
PHRASES an accident involving. [Um acidente involvendo] Ex.: He was badly hurt in an accident involving two cars and a lorry. [Ele foi gravemente ferido em um acidente envolvendo dois carros e um camião.]| the scene of the accident. [A cena do acidente] The ambulance took only six minutes to reach the scene of the accident. [A ambulância demorou apenas seis minutos para chegar ao local do acidente.]
2 sth not planned in advance [algo não planejado de forma antecipada]
ADJ. pure, sheer.
By pure accident he had come across the very man who could solve the mystery. [Por puro acidente ele tinha se deparado com o homem que poderia resolver o mistério.]
PREP. by - We met by accident at the airport. [Nos encontramos por acidente no aeroporto]
PHRASES be no accident that… [Não é atoa que...] It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs. [Não é atoa que os homens preenchem a maioria dos empregos mais importantes] | by accident or design. [por acidente ou destino] It happened, whether by accident or design, that Steve and I were the last two people to leave. [Ocorreu, quer tenha sido por acidente ou destino, que Steve e eu fomos as últimas pessoas a saírem]
1 unexpected event that causes damage/injury [Um evento inesperado que cause dano / lesão]
ADJ. dreadful, horrific, major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic, unfortunate | fatal a fatal road accident | minor, slight | freak Their boat sank in a freak accident. | near (= that nearly happens, but does not) | hit-and-run | aircraft, canoeing, car, climbing, flying, industrial, motor, nuclear, road, traffic, etc.
VERB + ACCIDENT be involved in, have, meet with. [Estar envolvido em, ter um]
She met with an accident while on holiday in Spain. [Ele teve um acidente quando tava de férias na Espanha.] | cause [causar]| prevent [evitar]| survive [sobreviver]
ACCIDENT + VERB happen, occur, take place. [Acontecer]
ACCIDENT + NOUN prevention [prevenção]| rates [taxe de], statistics [estatísticas de]
PREP. in an/the -
PHRASES an accident involving. [Um acidente involvendo] Ex.: He was badly hurt in an accident involving two cars and a lorry. [Ele foi gravemente ferido em um acidente envolvendo dois carros e um camião.]| the scene of the accident. [A cena do acidente] The ambulance took only six minutes to reach the scene of the accident. [A ambulância demorou apenas seis minutos para chegar ao local do acidente.]
2 sth not planned in advance [algo não planejado de forma antecipada]
ADJ. pure, sheer.
By pure accident he had come across the very man who could solve the mystery. [Por puro acidente ele tinha se deparado com o homem que poderia resolver o mistério.]
PREP. by - We met by accident at the airport. [Nos encontramos por acidente no aeroporto]
PHRASES be no accident that… [Não é atoa que...] It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs. [Não é atoa que os homens preenchem a maioria dos empregos mais importantes] | by accident or design. [por acidente ou destino] It happened, whether by accident or design, that Steve and I were the last two people to leave. [Ocorreu, quer tenha sido por acidente ou destino, que Steve e eu fomos as últimas pessoas a saírem]