auto accident
Vocabulary
accidente (m) - accidentatasco (m) - traffic jamatropellar a alguien/algo - to run into someone/somethingavenida (f) - avenuecalle (f) - streetcarretera (f) - freewaycarril (m) - lanecoche (m)/carro (m) - carconducir/manejar - to drivecruce (m) - intersectionfrenar - to brakegolpear - to hitinfracción de tráfico (f) - traffic violationpaso de peatones (m) - crosswalkpeatón (m) - pedestrianseguro (m) - insurancesemáforo (m) - traffic lighttráfico (m) - trafficvolante (m) - steering wheel
Conversation
El señor me golpeó por detrás.
The man hit me from behind.
The man hit me from behind.
Le enseñé mi póliza de seguros.
I showed him my insurance policy.
I showed him my insurance policy.
Conducía al trabajo y había mucho tráfico.
I was driving to work and there was a lot of traffic.
I was driving to work and there was a lot of traffic.
La policía llegó después de diez minutos.
The police arrived ten minutes later.
The police arrived ten minutes later.
Acababa de empezar a llover y no se veía muy bien.
It started to rain and you couldn't see very well.
It started to rain and you couldn't see very well.
El señor delante de mí frenó de repente.
The man in front of me suddenly stopped.
The man in front of me suddenly stopped.
Cuando el semáforo cambió a verde entré en el cruce.
When the traffic light turned green I pulled into the intersection.
When the traffic light turned green I pulled into the intersection.
Mirábamos el programa de "Dukes of Hazard" cuando se me ocurrió una idea.
We were watching the program "the Dukes of Hazard" when an idea occurred to me.
We were watching the program "the Dukes of Hazard" when an idea occurred to me.
Había muchos peatones en la calle.
There were many pedestrians on the street.
There were many pedestrians on the street.
El carro rojo se pasó un alto y atropelló al perro.
The red car went through a stop sign and hit a dog.
The red car went through a stop sign and hit a dog.
Diego perdió control del volante y de repente se volcó el coche.
Diego lost control of the steering wheel and suddenly the car tipped over.
Diego lost control of the steering wheel and suddenly the car tipped over.