acc

BrE /æk/ AmE /æk/

noun en → es

1 ACCIDENT [singular] B2

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss

accidente, incidente

  • have an accident

Collocations car accident · traffic accident

  • She had a terrible car accident last week.

    Ella tuvo un terrible accidente de carro la semana pasada.

2 ACCESS [singular] B1

the ability to use or reach something, especially by computer

acceso, acceso a

  • have access to sth

Collocations access to the internet · network access

  • The students have access to the school's computer network.

    Los estudiantes tienen acceso a la red de computadoras de la escuela.

3 ACCOUNT [singular] B2

a record of financial transactions kept by a bank or other organization for an individual or company

cuenta, cuenta bancaria

  • bank account

Collocations open an account · close an account

  • He opened a new bank account last month.

    Él abrió una nueva cuenta bancaria el mes pasado.

4 ACCIDENT [singular] C1

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss in a medical context

accidente médico

  • medical accident

Collocations hospital accident · surgical accident

  • The patient suffered a medical accident during surgery.

    El paciente sufrió un accidente médico durante la cirugía.

5 ACCIDENT [singular] C1

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss in a workplace context

accidente laboral

  • work accident

Collocations industrial accident · occupational accident

  • The company reported a work accident to the authorities.

    La empresa reportó un accidente laboral a las autoridades.

6 ACCIDENT [singular] C1

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss in a sports context

accidente deportivo

  • sports accident

Collocations athletic accident · training accident

  • The athlete suffered a sports accident during training.

    El atleta sufrió un accidente deportivo durante el entrenamiento.

7 ACCIDENT [singular] C1

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss in a transportation context

accidente de tráfico

  • transport accident

Collocations road accident · railway accident

  • The transport company reported a serious road accident.

    La empresa de transporte reportó un serio accidente de tráfico.

8 ACCIDENT [singular] C1

an unexpected and unplanned event that causes harm, damage, or loss in a general context

accidente

  • general accident

Collocations household accident · public place accident

  • The family suffered a household accident.

    La familia sufrió un accidente doméstico.