| English | German | |
| prone {adj} [illness, accident] | 2997 anfällig | |
| by {prep} [e.g. by accident, by birth, by magic] | 230 durch [+Akk.] [z. B. durch Zufall, durch Geburt, durch Zauberei] | |
| swimming {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cap, trunks, things, accident] | 26 Bade- [z. B. Mütze, Hose, Sachen, Unfall] | |
| diving {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accident, gear, instructor] | 17 Tauch- [z. B. Unfall, Ausrüstung, Lehrer] | |
| aviat. air {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accident, crash, piracy, crew] | 11 Flugzeug- [z. B. Unglück, Absturz, Entführung, Besatzung] | |
| boating {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accident, licence, trip] | Boots- [z. B. Unfall, Führerschein, Fahrt] | |
| traffic road {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accident, axis, casualty, deaths, hog] | Verkehrs- [z. B. Unfall, Achse, Opfer, Tote, Rowdy] | |
| shooting {adj} [attr.] [e.g. accident, gallery, hand, range, sport, training] | Schieß- [z. B. Unfall, Bude, Hand, Platz, Sport, Training] | |
Nouns |
| casualty [accident] | 144 Unfall {m} | |
| casualty [of an accident] | 63 Verunglückter {m} | |
| casualty [accident] | 40 Unglücksfall {m} | |
| admin. FireResc incident [accident, abnormal occurrence] | 26 Ereignisfall {m} | |
| rescuer [at an accident] | 5 Unfallhelfer {m} | |
| traffic [driver who caused an accident] | Unglücksfahrer {m} | |
| FireResc [St. John Accident Assistance, St. John Ambulance Brigade; commonly referred to as "Die Johanniter" in Germany] | Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe {f} e. V. <JUH> [Die Johanniter] | |
| insur. [Swiss accident insurance and prevention firm] | Suva {f} [schweiz.] | |
| med. fatality [fatal accident] | tödlicher Unfall {m} | |
| med. fatality [fatal accident] | tödlicher Unglücksfall {m} | |
| rescuer [female] [at an accident] | Unfallhelferin {f} | |
2 Words: Others |
| fairly serious {adj} [accident, catastrophe] | mittelschwer | |
| non-injury {adj} [accident, incident etc.] | ohne Verletzungen [nachgestellt] | |
| on accident {adv} [Am.] [less common than by accident] | zufällig | |
2 Words: Verbs |
| to bump into sb. [meet by accident] | jdn. zufällig treffen | |
| to come upon sb./sth. [meet by accident] | auf jdn./etw. stoßen [jdm./etw. unvermutet begegnen] | |
| to cordon sth. off [esp. police: an accident scene, a crime scene, etc.] | etw.Akk. absichern [absperren] [bes. Polizei: eine Unfallstelle, einen Tatort etc.] | |
| to die in sth. [e.g. in an accident, attack] | bei etw.Dat. sterben [z. B. bei einem Unfall, Angriff] | |
| to write (sth.) incorrectly [by accident] | sichAkk. (bei etw.Dat.) verschreiben | |
2 Words: Nouns |
| comm. damaged merchandise [due to an accident e.g. during transportation] | Havarieware {f} | |
| fender bender [Am.] [minor automobile accident] | (Unfall mit) Bagatellschaden {m} | |
| insur. law general release [of accident claims] | allgemeine Abfindungserklärung {f} [Unfall] | |
| head impact [e.g., as in an accident] | Kopfaufprall {m} [z. B. bei einem Unfall] | |
| ecol. nucl. nuclear disaster [nuclear accident] | Atomunglück {n} | |
| road rash [hum.] [coll.] [abrasions from a cycling accident] | Asphaltausschlag {m} [hum.] [fig.] [Schürfwunden z.B. nach einem Fahrradunfall] | |
3 Words: Verbs |
| to be at fault [for an accident] | schuld haben [alt] [an einem Unfall usw.] | |
| to be at fault [for an accident] | Schuld haben [an einem Unfall usw.] | |
3 Words: Nouns |
| on-site examination [e. g. accident examination] | Vor-Ort-Untersuchung {f} [z. B. Unfalluntersuchung] | |
| insur. physically disabled (person) [accident victim or war casualty] | Versehrter {m} | |
| med. seat belt signs [marks left by the seat belt after an accident] | Gurtmarken {pl} [bes. Abschürfungen nach Verkehrsunfällen] | |
| law traffic wrong-way accident [also: wrong way accident] | Geisterfahrerunfall {m} [auch: Geisterfahrer-Unfall] [ugs.] | |
4 Words: Others |
| dead at the scene {adj} [postpos.] <DATS> [of an accident] | am Unfallort verstorben | |
4 Words: Verbs |
| to be partially at fault [for an accident] | Mitschuld haben [an einem Unfall usw.] | |
| law to hold sb. partially at fault [for an accident] | jdm. (eine / die) Mitschuld geben [an einem Unfall usw.; meist mit unbestimmtem Artikel, seltener mit bestimmtem oder ohne Artikel] | |
| to make a good recovery [e.g. from an illness, an accident] | sich gut erholen [z. B. von einer Krankheit, einem Unfall] | |
| to smash one's car up [coll.] [in an accident] | sein Auto zu Klump fahren [ugs.] | |
4 Words: Nouns |
| notification to the police [e.g. of an accident] | polizeiliche Meldung {f} [Meldung bei der Polizei, z. B. bei einem Unfall, Wildschaden usw.] | |
5+ Words: Verbs |
| law to be held (to be) partially at fault [for an accident etc.] | Mitschuld erhalten [an einem Unfall usw.] | |
5+ Words: Nouns |
| insur. Professional Association of Healthcare and Social Welfare Workers [a statutory accident insurer in Germany] | Berufsgenossenschaft {f} für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege <BGW> | |
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