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Learn Spanish (Latin America): ocurrir - to happen

Spanish (Latin America)
/The recent past (acabar de)
/ocurrir

ocurrir

Word

ocurrir

Meaning

to happen

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

The recent past (acabar de)

Usages of ocurrir

Un accidente grave acaba de ocurrir en la carretera.

A serious accident has just happened on the highway.

¿Qué acaba de ocurrir? La prensa no sabe nada.

What has just happened? The press knows nothing.

El guardia informa que acaba de ocurrir un accidente en el banco.

The guard reports that an accident has just happened in the bank.

El juez confirmó que el robo había ocurrido a la medianoche.

The judge confirmed that the robbery had occurred at midnight.

Admiro el milagro que ocurrió ayer.

I admire the miracle that happened yesterday.

El choque que ocurrió ayer arruinó el tráfico.

The crash that happened yesterday ruined the traffic.

Si no hubiera ocurrido el colapso, habrían rescatado a las víctimas.

If the collapse hadn't occurred, they would have rescued the victims.

En el noticiero, el presentador afirmó que el accidente había ocurrido ayer.

On the newscast, the anchor stated that the accident had occurred yesterday.

El corresponsal quiso saber por qué había ocurrido el tiroteo en esa calle.

The correspondent wanted to know why the shootout had occurred on that street.

Dado que ocurrió una catástrofe, nos quedamos incomunicados en el sótano.

Since a catastrophe occurred, we stayed isolated in the basement.

Llevo las bengalas por si acaso ocurre una catástrofe.

I am taking the flares just in case a catastrophe happens.

Encontré el encendedor y se lo di por si ocurre un apagón.

I found the lighter and gave it to him, just in case a power outage occurs.

Tenemos que saber adónde huir en caso de que ocurra una paradoja.

We have to know where to flee in case a paradox occurs.

El brote ocurrió debido al manejo inadecuado de la carne.

The outbreak occurred due to the inadequate handling of the meat.

Limpiaba el rascacielos cuando ocurrió el incidente.

I was cleaning the skyscraper when the incident occurred.

El balde precario se desprendió; por poco y ocurre una desgracia.

The precarious bucket came off; a tragedy almost occurred.

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