Usage examples of "ocurrir" in Spanish with translation to English

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Acaba de ocurrir un accidente. An accident just happened.
En cualquier momento puede ocurrir una emergencia. An emergency may occur at any time.
Un terremoto puede ocurrir en cualquier momento. An earthquake can happen at any time.
Los terremotos pueden ocurrir en cualquier momento. Earthquakes may occur at any moment.
Un accidente puede ocurrir en cualquier momento. An accident may happen at any time.
¿En dónde crees que podría ocurrir algún problema? Where do you think any problems might occur?
Algo malo estaba a punto de ocurrir. Something bad was about to happen.
Accidentes de tráfico suelen ocurrir en días de lluvia. Traffic accidents are likely to occur on rainy days.
Algo malo está a punto de ocurrir. Something bad was about to happen.
Creo que es improbable que una situación como esta vuelva a ocurrir alguna vez. I think it's unlikely that a situation like this one would ever occur again.
Un accidente puede ocurrir sin previo aviso. An accident may happen at any time.
No se puede producir que irá a ocurrir. There is no predicting what may happen.
No podemos saber lo que va a ocurrir. There is no knowing what may happen.
Tom no cree que nada malo vaya a ocurrir. Tom doesn't think anything bad is ever going to happen.
Tom dijo que nada de eso volverá a ocurrir. Tom said that nothing like that would ever happen again.
Rogamos nos disculpen por el error y prometemos que no volverá a ocurrir de nuevo. We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again.
Yo sabía que algo malo podía ocurrir si Tom y Mary iba a hacer hikking (caminatas) juntos. I knew something bad would happen if Tom and Mary went hiking together.
Si sabes que va a ocurrir algo desagradable, que irás al dentista por ejemplo, o a Francia, entonces, eso no es bueno. If you know that something unpleasant will happen, that you will go to the dentist for example, or to France, then that is not good.
Todo esto ocurre en milisegundos. All this happens within miliseconds.
Se me ocurrió una idea. An idea occurred to me.
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