What is the Spanish word for "mishap"?

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

English

mishap

Spanish

percance

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Alternative translations of "mishap"

contratiempo
desgracia
accidente
imprevisto

Examples of how to use "mishap" in Spanish

English
What a funny little mishap!
Spanish
¡Qué pequeño percance tan divertido!
English
The picnic ended with a small mishap.
Spanish
El picnic terminó con un pequeño percance.
English
She laughed after the harmless mishap.
Spanish
Ella se rió después del percance inofensivo.
English
A cooking mishap ruined the dinner plans.
Spanish
Un percance en la cocina arruinó los planes de la cena.
English
He recovered quickly from the minor mishap.
Spanish
Él se recuperó rápidamente del percance menor.

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