percance

m.

mishap.

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percance

► nombre masculino

1 mishap

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SM

1) [gen] misfortune, mishap; (=accidente) accident; [en plan] setback, hitch

sufrir o tener un percance — to suffer a mishap

2) (Econ) perquisite, perk *

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masculino (contratiempo) mishap; (accidente) minor accidente

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= mishap, accident, reversal, mischance, snafu, misadventure.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.

Ex. Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.

Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

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* exponerse a un percance = court + disaster.

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masculino (contratiempo) mishap; (accidente) minor accidente

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= mishap, accident, reversal, mischance, snafu, misadventure.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.

Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.

Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

* exponerse a un percance = court + disaster.

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percance

masculine

mishap

sufrió un percance she had o suffered a mishap

tuvieron un percance en la carretera they had a slight o minor road accident

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percance sustantivo masculino (contratiempo) mishap;
(accidente) minor accidente
percance sustantivo masculino mishap: atravesamos el país sin ningún percance, our trip across country went off without incident
'percance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidente
English:
crash
- mishap
- shunt

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percance nm

mishap;

tuvo un percance con la moto he had a minor motorcycle accident

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percance

m mishap

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percance nm

: mishap, misfortune