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casualty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'casualty', 'Casualty': /ˈkæʒuəlti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæʒuəlti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kazh′o̅o̅ əl tē)


Inflections of 'casualty' (n): npl: casualties

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
casualty n (person wounded in war)baja nf
  herido nm
 The battlefield was strewn with casualties, many of whom were calling out for help.
 El campo de batalla estaba lleno de bajas, y muchos pedían ayuda.
casualty n (person killed in war) (guerra: muerto)baja nf
  pérdida nf
 Mrs. Gray's first husband was a casualty of the war.
 El primer esposo de la señora Gray fue una baja en la guerra.
casualty n (person wounded in accident) (accidente)herido nm
  víctima nf
 The gas explosion caused five deaths and at least 100 casualties.
 La explosión de gas causó cinco muertos y al menos cien heridos.
casualty n (person killed in accident) (accidente: muerto)víctima nf
 A bystander was unfortunately a casualty of the train derailment.
 Lamentablemente, un peatón fue víctima del descarrilamiento del tren.
casualty n figurative ([sth] harmed) (figurado)baja nf
 My DVD player was a casualty when the basement flooded.
 Mi reproductor de DVD fue una de las bajas cuando el sótano se inundó.
casualty,
Casualty n		 UK, uncountable (hospital: emergency room) (sala)urgencias nfpl
  (AR)guardia nf
Note: Though "Casualty" is no longer the official term for the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, it is still used colloquially.
 Bobby fell and hurt his arm, so I drove him to casualty.
 Bobby se cayó y se lastimó el brazo, así que lo llevé a urgencias.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
casualty insurance n US (insurance against accident)seguro contra accidentes nm
 He had casualty insurance, so the family could pay bills after his accident, until he could return to work.
casualty loss n (law: through sudden event)pérdidas por siniestro loc nom f
emergency room (US),
casualty department,
accident and emergency (UK) n		 (hospital: casualty department)sala de urgencias nf + loc adj
  departamento de emergencias nm + loc adj
  (informal)urgencias nfpl
 The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room.
 The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident.
 La ambulancia trasladó al herido a la sala de urgencias.
 El departamento de emergencias estaba lleno de víctimas del accidente.
war casualty,
casualty of war n		 (soldier: injured)herido de guerra loc nom m
war casualty,
casualty of war n		 ([sb] killed during conflict)caído nm
 Por la noche regresaban a por los caídos para darles sepultura.
  baja nf
 Las bajas se contaban por cientos.
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'casualty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
emergency room - killed in action - lost soldier
Spanish:
caído - herido - baja - ir a urgencias - víctima

Collocations: casualty [rates, numbers, figures, records, count], casualty [insurance, insurers, clauses], UK: in the casualty department (of), more...

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