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casualty and Spanish casualidad
In English
casualty
a victim of an accident or conflict
In Spanish
casualidad
coincidencia
Spanish "casualidad" means: coincidence
Why they get mixed up Spanish "casualidad" is a coincidence, something that happens by chance without planning. English "casualty" is a victim of an accident or conflict. Completely different meanings despite the visual similarity.
If you want to say...
- casualtyvíctima o baja
- coincidencecasualidad
- by chancepor casualidad
Examples
There were no casualties in the crash.
No hubo víctimas en el accidente.
The storm caused several casualties.
La tormenta causó varias víctimas.
There were three casualties in the accident.
Hubo tres víctimas en el accidente.
The small shop was a casualty of the crisis.
La pequeña tienda fue una víctima de la crisis.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Nos encontramos por una casualty en el aeropuerto.
Correct: Nos encontramos por casualidad en el aeropuerto.
Casualidad means chance or coincidence. Casualty is baja or víctima.
Incorrect: Hubo tres casualidades en el accidente.
Correct: Hubo tres víctimas en el accidente.
Use víctima or herido for people hurt in an accident.
Phrases you will hear
- heavy casualtiesmuchas bajas
- no casualtiessin víctimas
- a casualty of waruna víctima de la guerra
- the casualty departmentla sala de urgencias (Reino Unido)
- by chancepor casualidad
- a coincidenceuna coincidencia
In a conversation
- A:
Were there any casualties in the accident?
¿Hubo víctimas en el accidente?
- B:
No, thankfully.
No, por suerte.
- A:
What a coincidence that I was nearby!
¡Qué casualidad que yo estuviera cerca!
- B:
By chance, you saved everyone.
Por casualidad, salvaste a todos.
Test yourself
"No casualties" means...
To remember it
Casualty = a victim. A coincidence (Spanish "casualidad") = coincidence.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "casualidad" mean?
Spanish "casualidad" means "coincidence". It looks like the English "casualty", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "casualty" means "a victim of an accident or conflict".
Does English "casualty" mean the same as Spanish "casualidad"?
Spanish "casualidad" is a coincidence, something that happens by chance without planning. English "casualty" is a victim of an accident or conflict. Completely different meanings despite the visual similarity.