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origen del accidente
/oˈɾixen del akˈθiðente/
accident cause
El informe determinó que el origen del accidente fue un fallo mecánico.
The report determined that the accident cause was a mechanical failure.
formal
The cause or source of an accident, often investigated for liability or prevention purposes.
La policía está investigando el origen del accidente en la autopista.
The police are investigating the cause of the accident on the highway.
Según el informe, el origen del accidente fue la negligencia del conductor.
According to the report, the accident cause was the driver's negligence.
Commonly used in legal, insurance, and safety contexts to refer to the root cause of an incident.
Collocations
determinar el origen del accidenteto determine the cause of the accidentinvestigar el origen del accidenteto investigate the cause of the accidentorigen del accidente laboralcause of a workplace accident
Pro Tip
Context Matters
In legal or insurance contexts, 'origen del accidente' often implies responsibility or liability. For example, 'El origen del accidente fue la falta de mantenimiento' (The cause of the accident was the lack of maintenance) suggests negligence.
Gold Rule
Avoid Literal Translations
Do not translate 'origen del accidente' word-for-word as 'origin of the accident.' While technically correct, the natural English equivalent is 'accident cause' or 'cause of the accident.'
Word Origin
The phrase combines 'origen' (from Latin 'origo', meaning 'beginning' or 'source') and 'accidente' (from Latin 'accidens', meaning 'event' or 'incident'). The preposition 'del' is a contraction of 'de' + 'el' (of the).
Usage Notes
This phrase is typically used in formal contexts such as accident reports, legal proceedings, or safety investigations. It is not idiomatic but is a standard collocation in Spanish for discussing the root cause of an incident.
Word Breakdown
origen
origin/source
rootdel
of the
contractionaccidente
accident
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