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accidental

/ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/

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noun

Accidental, accesorio

A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.

Examples :

"His new haircut was an accidental; he'd meant to trim it a little, but the scissors slipped. "

Su nuevo corte de pelo fue un accidente; quería recortarlo un poco, pero las tijeras se resbalaron.

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noun

Efectos accidentales

Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.

Examples :

"The accidental highlights on the painting, created by the sunlight streaming through the window, made certain details stand out dramatically. "

Los efectos accidentales en la pintura, creados por la luz solar que entraba por la ventana, hicieron que ciertos detalles destacaran dramáticamente.

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noun

Accidental

A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.

Examples :

"The accidental sharp before the G in the melody made the song sound slightly different. "

El sostenido accidental antes del Sol en la melodía hizo que la canción sonara ligeramente diferente.

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noun

Error

Part of a text that has a mainly structural purpose, such as spelling, punctuation or capitalization.

Examples :

"The accidental in the essay was the incorrect use of commas. "

El error en el ensayo fue el uso incorrecto de las comas.

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adjective

Accidental, fortuito

Not essential; incidental, secondary.

Examples :

"His late arrival to school was accidental; the bus was delayed, not part of his usual routine. "

Su llegada tardía a la escuela fue accidental; el autobús se retrasó, no era parte de su rutina habitual.

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adjective

Accidental, fortuito

Nonessential to something's inherent nature (especially in Aristotelian thought).

Examples :

"The extra homework assignment was accidental; it wasn't part of the regular curriculum. "

La tarea extra fue accidental; no era parte del plan de estudios regular.

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adjective

Accidental

Adjusted by one or two semitones, in temporary departure from the key signature.

Examples :

"The pianist played an accidental sharp on the C, briefly departing from the key signature. "

El pianista tocó un sostenido accidental en el Do, apartándose brevemente de la armadura.

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adjective

Accidental, fortuito

Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.

Examples :

"I have accidental meetings with my neighbor at the grocery store sometimes. "

A veces tengo encuentros accidentales con mi vecino en la tienda de comestibles.

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adjective

Accidental, fortuito, casual

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional.

Examples :

"The broken vase was an accidental result of the clumsy child's play. "

El jarrón roto fue un resultado accidental del juego torpe del niño.

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adjective

Accidental

Being a double point with two distinct tangent planes in 4-dimensional projective space.

Examples :

"The accidental intersection of the two paths on the graph created a double point with two distinct tangent planes. "

La intersección accidental de las dos trayectorias en el gráfico creó un punto doble con dos planos tangentes distintos.