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accidental

/ˌæk.sɪ.ˈdɛn.tl̩/

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noun

Accident, accessoire

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. "

Sa nouvelle coupe de cheveux était un accident ; il voulait juste la tailler un peu, mais les ciseaux ont glissé.

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noun

Effets fortuits

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. "

Les effets fortuits sur la peinture, créés par la lumière du soleil traversant la fenêtre, ont fait ressortir certains détails de manière spectaculaire.

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noun

Altération accidentelle

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. "

L'altération accidentelle dièse devant le sol dans la mélodie a rendu la chanson légèrement différente.

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noun

Erreur, faute

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. "

L'erreur dans l'essai était l'utilisation incorrecte des virgules.

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adjective

Accidentel, fortuit

Not essential; incidental, secondary.

Examples :

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

Son arrivée tardive à l'école était accidentelle ; le bus était en retard, ce qui ne faisait pas partie de sa routine habituelle.

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adjective

Accidentel, accessoire

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. "

Le devoir supplémentaire était accidentel ; il ne faisait pas partie du programme régulier.

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adjective

Altéré

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. "

Le pianiste a joué un dièse altéré sur le do, s'écartant brièvement de l'armure.

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adjective

Accidentel, fortuit

Occurring sometimes, by chance; occasional.

Examples :

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

J'ai parfois des rencontres fortuites avec mon voisin à l'épicerie.

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adjective

Accidentel, fortuit, involontaire

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. "

Le vase cassé était le résultat accidentel du jeu maladroit de l'enfant.

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adjective

Accidentel

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. "

L'intersection accidentelle des deux chemins sur le graphique a créé un point double avec deux plans tangents distincts.