Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to have an accident
Spanish translation:
you can *have an accident* or *have a crash*, the latter is not common but references can be found
English term
to have an accident
Personally I don't believe so, but I've seen it written (wrongly I assume).
Thanx,
May 27, 2008 20:55: Cesar Serrano Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
AUTOMOTIVE -MEDICAL -CONTRACTS -OIL&GAS
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 9 more.
you can *have an accident* or *have a crash*, the latter is not common but references can be found
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
tener/sufrir un accidente
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irene varela
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ser víctima de un accidente
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Aldona Parra
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US, Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
estar involucrado en un accidente automovilístico
Good luck
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
have an accident; crash; be in a crash
Interpretación y traducción
Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
tener un accidente
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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-05-27 01:59:15 GMT)
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I agree that in English we would say "to have an accident" or "to be in an accident"...but "to have a crash" does not sound correct....we'd say "I crashed my car" or "he crashed into me"...something like that
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