故
Words/compounds
Example sentences
事故
その事故の報せは私には大ショックだった。
The news of the accident was a great shock to me.
The news of the accident was a great shock to me.
 
その鉄道事故で死者三名、重軽傷者10名が出た。
Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
 
どんなに節度のある家庭でも事故は起こるもの。
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.
交通事故
私達は交通事故を避けるために裏道を通った。
We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
 
彼は交通事故で九死に一生を得た。
He had a narrow escape in the traffic accident.
He had a narrow escape in the traffic accident.
 
彼は交通事故で軽傷を負った。
He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
故障
コンピューターが故障中で修理しなくてはいけない。
My computer is out of order, and I have to get it repaired.
My computer is out of order, and I have to get it repaired.
 
実験用器具が故障している。
Something is wrong with the experimental apparatus.
Something is wrong with the experimental apparatus.
医療事故
警察が医療事故の立件に消極的だ。
The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
The police are reluctant to pursue criminal charges in medical cases.
反故にする
一族が苦労して積み上げてきたものを、お前は一瞬で反故にするつもりか。
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
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