Usage examples of "by accident" in English with translation to French

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He saw the scene by accident. Il a vu la scène par accident.

He overheard the conversation by accident. Il a entendu la conversation par accident.

I found the secret compartment quite by accident. Je découvris le compartiment secret tout à fait par accident.

Did you break the window on purpose or by accident? As-tu cassé la fenêtre exprès ou par accident ?

I met Jane by accident. J'ai croisé Jane par hasard.

We met her by accident. Nous l'avons rencontrée par hasard.

I met her by accident. Je l'ai rencontrée accidentellement.

I found that restaurant by accident. J'ai trouvé ce restaurant par hasard.

I found the book by accident. J'ai trouvé le livre par hasard.

I met her at the station by accident. Je l'ai incidemment rencontrée à la gare.

We met them by accident by the bus terminal. Nous les avons rencontrés par hasard à la gare routière.

I met her by accident at the bus stop. Je l'ai rencontrée par hasard à un arrêt de bus.

I met him by accident at the airport yesterday. Je l'ai rencontré par hasard hier à l'aéroport.

I met her by accident on Third Avenue. Je l'ai rencontrée par hasard sur la 3e avenue.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident. Le plus grand plaisir que je connaisse, c'est de faire une bonne action discrètement et qu'on la découvre par hasard.

I met her on the street by accident. Je l'ai rencontrée par hasard dans la rue.

I met my teacher by accident at the restaurant last night. J'avais rencontré mon professeur par hasard au restaurant la nuit dernière.

There were a few passengers in the train who were injured in the accident. Il y a eu quelques passagers dans le train qui ont été blessés.

Several thousand people were deprived of transportation by the accident. Plusieurs milliers de gens n'avaient plus de moyens de transport à cause de l'accident.

His carelessness resulted in the accident. Sa négligence a conduit à un accident.

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