English-Spanish translations for incident

• episodio
  Nosotros, sin duda, no hemos oído hablar de muchos episodios similares. We have, doubtless, not even heard about many similar incidents.
• evento
• incidente
  No se trató de un incidente aislado. This was not an isolated incident.
  La muerte de Zapata no es un incidente aislado. Zapata's death is no isolated incident.
  Este incidente está ahora en manos de Naciones Unidas. This incident is now being considered by the UN.

Definition of incident

• An event or occurrence
• A event that is incidental to, or related to others
• Arising as the result of an event, inherent
• Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous
• Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining
• Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal

Examples

• She could not recall the time of the incident.
• It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
• The suspect was released without further incident.
• The incident light illuminated the surface

Related words

• incidentally
• coincident
• coincidental
• coincidentally
• incidental
• incidentals
• incident light
• incidental expense
• incidental music