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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvictime
Pronunciation / Transliteration: veek-teem
"L'accident a causé plusieurs victimes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is killed or injured in a war or accident.
"The accident resulted in several casualties, prompting an immediate response from emergency services." - 2
A person or thing that is adversely affected by an event.
"In the economic downturn, many businesses became casualties of the market crash."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'casualty' originates from the Latin 'casualitas', meaning 'chance' or 'accident'. It evolved through Old French 'casualté' in the 14th century, reflecting the concept of an unforeseen event leading to injury or death.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Casualty" is said worldwide
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victime
Transliteration: veek-teem
"L'accident a causé plusieurs victimes."
Opfer
Transliteration: op-fer
"Der Unfall führte zu mehreren Opfern."
vittima
Transliteration: veet-tee-ma
"L'incidente ha causato diverse vittime."
víctima
Transliteration: veek-tee-ma
"El accidente resultó en varias víctimas."
vítima
Transliteration: vee-chee-ma
"O acidente causou várias vítimas."
पीड़ित
Transliteration: peedit
"दुर्घटना में कई पीड़ित हुए।"
伤亡者
Transliteration: shāngwáng zhě
"事故造成了多名伤亡者。"
희생자
Transliteration: huisaengja
"사고로 여러 희생자가 발생했습니다."
犠牲者
Transliteration: giseisha
"事故により多くの犠牲者が出ました。"
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