What is the Spanish word for "accidental"?

Learn how to say "accidental" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

accidental

Spanish

accidental

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Alternative translations of "accidental"

fortuito
casual
imprevisto
involuntario

Examples of how to use "accidental" in Spanish

English
Our meeting at the airport was purely accidental.
Spanish
Nuestra reunión en el aeropuerto fue puramente accidental.
English
The discovery was purely accidental and surprising.
Spanish
El descubrimiento fue puramente accidental y sorprendente.
English
She made an accidental phone call to him.
Spanish
Ella le hizo una llamada accidentalmente.
English
An accidental spill ruined the clean tablecloth.
Spanish
Un derrame accidental arruinó la mantelería limpia.
English
He found the note by accidental chance.
Spanish
Encontró la nota por casualidad.

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Our meeting at the airport was purely accidental.

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