coincidence

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BrE /kɒɪnˈsɪdəns/ AmE /koʊɪnˈsɪdəns/

noun en → es

1 CHANCE EVENT [uncountable] B1

an event that happens by chance and seems to be planned or intended

coincidencia, casualidad

  • a coincidence

Collocations by coincidence · it's a coincidence that...

  • It was just a coincidence.

    Fue solo una coincidencia.

2 SIMULTANEOUS EVENT [uncountable] B2

the fact that two or more things happen at the same time by chance

coincidencia, simultaneidad

  • a coincidence

Collocations at the same time as · by chance

  • It was a strange coincidence that they both arrived at the same time.

    Fue una extraña coincidencia que ambos llegaran al mismo tiempo.