What does incident in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word incident in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use incident in French.

The word incident in French means incident, incident, incidental, incident, minor incident, isolated incident, uneventful, without incident. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word incident

incident

nom masculin (petite complication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa grippe fut l'incident de ses vacances.
His flu was the only incident during his holiday.

incident

nom masculin (fait qui peut être grave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a eu un incident diplomatique entre les deux pays.
There was a diplomatic incident between the two countries.

incidental

adjectif (qui interrompt l'habitude)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Une question incidente a perturbé le débat.
An incidental question disrupted the debate.

incident

adjectif (qui se dirige vers [qch])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un rayon incident a mis le feu à ce tas de paille.
An incident ray set fire to this pile of straw.

minor incident

nom masculin (problème fâcheux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

isolated incident

nom masculin (incident indépendant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

uneventful

locution adjectivale (sans problème)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

without incident

locution adverbiale (parfaitement, sans accroc)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

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