Fender bender Meaning in English

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التعريف

A minor car accident in which little or no serious damage is done to the vehicles and usually no one is hurt.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, common in the US and Canada. Used only for small vehicle accidents; not appropriate for serious crashes. Often used to reassure that no major harm was done.

• Spanish: choque leve - accidente menor (de coche)
• Portuguese (BR): batida leve - acidente leve (de carro)
• Portuguese (PT): toque ligeiro (de carro) - acidente pequeno
• Chinese (Simplified): 小刮擦 - 小碰撞（车辆）
• Chinese (Traditional): 小擦撞 - 小碰撞（車輛）
• Hindi: हल्की टक्कर (गाड़ी की)
• Arabic: حادث بسيط (سيارة) - اصطدام خفيف
• Bengali: হালকা গাড়ি দুর্ঘটনা
• Russian: незначительная авария - мелкое ДТП
• Japanese: ちょっとした接触事故
• Vietnamese: va chạm nhẹ - tai nạn xe nhẹ
• Korean: 가벼운 접촉사고
• Turkish: küçük çaplı trafik kazası
• Urdu: ہلکا سا ٹریفک حادثہ
• Indonesian: tabrakan kecil - kecelakaan ringan

جمل نموذجية

We had a fender bender in the parking lot.

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My first car accident was a fender bender.

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After our little fender bender, we exchanged phone numbers and moved on.

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Don't worry, it was just a fender bender.

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"Did anyone get hurt?" "No, it was just a fender bender."

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Rush hour is crazy—I saw three fender benders on my way to work.

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