accidenter
French → English
(general) To damage: to cause an accident or physical damage to a vehicle or person
Il a accidenté sa voiture neuve en heurtant un poteau sur le parking.
(English) He damaged his new car by hitting a pole in the parking lot.
Les jeunes ont accidenté le véhicule de prêt pendant leurs vacances.
(English) The youths crashed the loaner vehicle during their vacation.
(literary) To break continuity: to make a path, terrain, or life story uneven or irregular
De petites collines verdoyantes viennent accidenter le paysage monotone de la plaine.
(English) Small green hills break the monotony of the plain's landscape.
Une série d'événements imprévus est venue accidenter le cours tranquille de sa vie.
(English) A series of unforeseen events came to disrupt the quiet course of his life.
Entry ID: fr:en:accidenter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary