occurrence

S2 W2

BrE /əˈkɜːrəns/ AmE /əˈkɜːrəns/

noun en → es

1 EVENT [singular] B1

an event or situation that happens, especially one that is unusual or unexpected

evento, situación, ocurrencia

  • a/an occurrence of something

Collocations an unfortunate occurrence · the occurrence of an event

  • The accident was a tragic occurrence.

    El accidente fue una ocurrencia trágica.

2 FREQUENCY [singular] B1

the number of times something happens or is repeated over a period of time

frecuencia, número de veces

  • the occurrence of something

Collocations high/low occurrence · occurrence rate

  • The occurrence of this disease has increased.

    La frecuencia de esta enfermedad ha aumentado.

1 INSTANCE [singular] B2

a particular instance or example of something happening

ejemplo, caso, instancia

  • an occurrence of something

Collocations particular occurrence · specific occurrence

  • This is just one occurrence among many.

    Esto es solo una instancia entre muchas.