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accidental

UK: /ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/ US: /-t̮əl/

Translation

adj
casual
accidental
an accidental meeting
un encuentro accidental
pron. La primera c se pronuncia como una k y la segunda como una s
(Definition of accidental adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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