un accidente

an accident

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phrase Very common #1,346
an accident A common way to refer to an accident or mishap. Includes the indefinite article un, used with the masculine noun accidente.
SP: Tuvo un accidente en la carretera ayer.
EN: He had an accident on the road yesterday.

Tienen que haber tenido un accidente.

They must have had an accident.

Acaba de ocurrir un accidente.

An accident has just occurred.

Cómo va a ser un accidente.

How could it be an accident?

— American Gangster (2007)

Casi tengo un accidente viniendo hacia aquí.

I almost had an accident coming here.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Sufrí un accidente.

I was in an accident.

Un accidente caprichoso.

A capricious accident.

— Impacto (1981)

Ha habido un accidente.

There has been an accident.

— El paciente inglés (1996)

Tuvimos un accidente.

We had an accident.

Acaba de tener un accidente.

He just had an accident.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

Un accidente puede ocurrir muy rápido.

An accident can happen very quickly.

— La diva (1981)

No creo que eso haya sido un accidente.

I don't think that was an accident.

Estoy hablando de que tuve un accidente.

I'm talking about the fact that I had an accident.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Conduce con más cuidado o tendrás un accidente.

Drive more carefully or you'll have an accident.

Frank, ha sido un accidente.

Frank, it was an accident.

— American Gangster (2007)

Vi un accidente de tránsito mientras esperaba al bus.

I saw a traffic accident while waiting for the bus.

Dijiste que no era un accidente.

You said it wasn't an accident.

— Perdición (1944)

Nada es un accidente.

Nothing is an accident.

Si las cosas de atrás caen, el coche de atrás tendrá un accidente grave.

If the items in the back fall off, the car behind will have a serious accident.

— Broker (2022)

Deben haber tenido un accidente.

They must have been in an accident.

La carretera estuvo cortada por un accidente hasta la tarde.

The road was closed due to an accident until the afternoon.

Es un accidente.

It's an accident.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Parece que ha habido un accidente.

It appears there has been an accident.

Tom ha tenido un accidente.

Tom has had an accident.

Te podría dar un accidente.

It could cause an accident.

Mi mujer ha tenido un accidente con tranquilizantes.

My wife had an accident involving tranquilizers.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Quiero información sobre un accidente en Mulholland Drive, anoche.

I'd like some information about an accident on Mulholland Drive last night.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Tiene que parecer un accidente.

It has to look like an accident.

De un accidente que probablemente él causó.

From an accident that he probably caused.

Él se durmió al volante y sufrió un accidente.

He fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

Sólo recuerdo que ocurrió un accidente.

I only remember that an accident happened.

— El arca rusa (2002)

Su descuido dio lugar a un accidente.

His carelessness led to an accident.

Es cierto que tuviste un accidente.

Is it true that you had an accident?

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

He tenido un accidente.

I had an accident.

Ha tenido un accidente.

He has had an accident.

Dijeron en la estación que tuviste un accidente.

They said at the station that you had an accident.

Un accidente es demasiado.

One accident is one too many.

La policía dejó abierta la posibilidad tanto de un crimen como de un accidente.

The police left open the possibility of both a crime and an accident.

— Broker (2022)

Tuve un accidente en el trabajo.

I had an accident at work.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Un accidente.

An accident.

— Impacto (1981)

Si no tienes cuidado, podrías tener un accidente.

If you're not careful, you could have an accident.

Ya sé, pero tuve un accidente y estoy confundido.

I know, but I had an accident and I'm confused.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Fue sólo un accidente.

It was just an accident.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Tienen que haber sufrido un accidente.

They must have been in an accident.

Eso fue solo un accidente.

That was just an accident.

Ha sido un accidente.

It was an accident.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Podrías tener un accidente.

You could have an accident.

Bob debe haber tenido un accidente.

Bob must have had an accident.

Él va a tener un accidente uno de estos días si sigue manejando así.

He's going to have an accident one of these days if he keeps driving like that.

Hemos sobrevivido a un accidente de avión.

We survived a plane crash.

No creo que haya sido un accidente.

I don't think it was an accident.

Un accidente puede ocurrir en cualquier momento.

An accident can happen at any time.

Si no hubiera estado comiendo mientras conducía, no habría tenido un accidente.

If I hadn’t been eating while driving, I wouldn’t have had an accident.

Acabo de tener un accidente.

I just had an accident.

Eso no es un accidente.

That’s not an accident.

Mi madre ha tenido un accidente.

My mother has had an accident.

Es un accidente imposible.

It's an impossible accident.

Él sobrevivió a un accidente en avión.

He survived a plane crash.

Pero tampoco un accidente.

But it wasn't an accident either.

— Perdición (1944)

He sufrido un accidente.

I've been in an accident.

Ayer cuando caminaba por la calle fui testigo de un accidente.

Yesterday, while walking down the street, I witnessed an accident.

Soñé que tenías un accidente.

I dreamt that you had an accident.

Espero que no haya tenido un accidente.

I hope he/she hasn’t had an accident.

Había sido un accidente y a ese chico ya no podíamos ayudarle.

It had been an accident and we couldn't help that boy anymore.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Un accidente como ése, ¿quién podría haberlo previsto?

Who could have foreseen an accident like that?

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Ha tenido un accidente enorme.

He's been in a huge accident.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Esto no es un accidente.

This is not an accident.

Tuve un accidente de automóvil, estoy bien.

I had a car accident, I'm fine.

Un accidente puede ocurrir sin previo aviso.

An accident can happen without warning.

Thomas no pudo hacer su tarea debido a un accidente.

Thomas was unable to do his homework due to an accident.

Pero él provocó un accidente.

But he caused an accident.

— Amelie (2001)

Este tonto tendrá un accidente.

This fool is going to have an accident.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Nunca había sufrido un accidente.

I had never been in an accident.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Fue planeado para que pareciera un accidente.

It was planned to look like an accident.

Lo que ha pasado aquí ha sido un accidente de guerra.

What happened here was a casualty of war.

— American Gangster (2007)

Debe haber habido un accidente más adelante.

There must have been an accident further on.

No pudo ser un accidente.

It couldn't have been an accident.

— Rebeca (1940)

Llegué tarde a la escuela por un accidente.

I was late to school because of an accident.

Un accidente de caza.

A hunting accident.

No, fué un accidente.

No, it was an accident.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

Oí que tu abogado sufrió un accidente.

I heard your lawyer had an accident.

Un accidente muy grave.

A very serious accident.

— Senna (2010)

Tuve un accidente.

I had an accident.

— Jungla de cristal (1988)

Es posible que haya tenido un accidente.

It's possible he's been in an accident.

Se niega a coger el avión por miedo a un accidente.

He refuses to take the plane for fear of an accident.

Esto es un moretón, y esto es un accidente de tren, ¿de acuerdo?

This is a bruise, and this is a train wreck, okay?

— El maquinista (2004)

Es probable que un accidente así ocurra de nuevo.

It is likely that such an accident will happen again.

No creo que fuera un accidente.

I don't think it was an accident.

Nunca pensarías que un Rolls Royce tuviese un accidente.

You would never think a Rolls-Royce would get into an accident.

— La diva (1981)

Anoche casi tengo un accidente por dormirme.

Last night I almost had an accident because I fell asleep.

— Psicosis (1960)

Hemos tenido un accidente, ¿vale?

We've had an accident, okay?

— Contratiempo (2017)

No podemos descartar la posibilidad de un accidente.

We cannot rule out the possibility of an accident.

Tuvieron un accidente.

They had an accident.