Casualty

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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'casualty', 'Casualty': /ˈkæʒuəlti/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkæʒuəlti/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kazh′o̅o̅ əl tē)

Inflections of 'casualty' (n): npl: casualties

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Anglais	Français
casualty n	(person wounded in war)	blessé, blessée nm, nf
The battlefield was strewn with casualties, many of whom were calling out for help.
Le champ de bataille était jonché de blessés, dont beaucoup appelaient à l'aide.
casualty n	(person killed in war)	mort nm
victime nf
Mrs. Gray's first husband was a casualty of the war.
Le premier mari de Mme Gray est mort au combat.
Le premier mari de Mme Gray était une victime de guerre.
casualty n	(person wounded in accident)	blessé, blessée nm, nf
The gas explosion caused five deaths and at least 100 casualties.
L'explosion de gaz a fait cinq morts et au moins 100 blessés.
casualty n	(person killed in accident)	mort nm
(sur la route)	tué nm
victime nf
A bystander was unfortunately a casualty of the train derailment.
Malheureusement, le déraillement du train a fait un mort parmi les passants.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Le nombre de tués sur la route en France a baissé ces 10 dernières années.
casualty n	figurative ([sth] harmed)	victime nf
My DVD player was a casualty when the basement flooded.
Mon lecteur DVD a été victime de l'inondation au sous-sol.
casualty, Casualty n	UK, uncountable (hospital: emergency room) (courant)	urgences nfpl
service des urgences nm
Note: Though "Casualty" is no longer the official term for the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, it is still used colloquially.
Bobby fell and hurt his arm, so I drove him to casualty.
Bobby est tombé et s'est blessé au bras, alors je l'ai conduit aux urgences.

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Anglais	Français
casualty insurance n	US (insurance against accident)	assurance risque divers, assurance tous risques nf
He had casualty insurance, so the family could pay bills after his accident, until he could return to work.
casualty loss n	(law: through sudden event)	perte liée à un sinistre nf
emergency room (US), casualty department, accident and emergency (UK) n	(hospital: casualty department)	urgences nfpl
The ambulance took the injured man to the emergency room.
The casualty department was filled with victims of the accident.
L'ambulance a conduit le blessé aux urgences. // Les urgences étaient remplies des victimes de l'accident.
war casualty, casualty of war n	(soldier: injured)	blessé de guerre nm
war casualty, casualty of war n	([sb] killed during conflict)	victime de guerre nf
(surtout au pluriel)	perte humaine nf