Incident vs Outbreak

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Incident

Top 2000 (comum) B2 noun

Outbreak

Top 2000 (comum) C1 noun

	Incident	Outbreak
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈɪnsɪdənt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈɪnsɪdənt/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈaʊtbreɪk/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈaʊtbreɪk/"]/
Significado	Um evento ou acontecimento, muitas vezes negativo. An event or happening, often negative.	Um início súbito de algo, especialmente uma doença. A sudden start of something, especially a disease.
Exemplo	The incident at the train station caused major delays.	the outbreak of war
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	B2	C1
Classe gramatical	noun	noun
Colocações	major, serious, little, cause, create, provoke, happen, occur, take place, room, incident with, following an/​the incident, in an/​the incident, major, serious, little, cause, create, provoke, happen, occur, take place, room, incident with, following an/​the incident, in an/​the incident, major, serious, little, cause, create, provoke, happen, occur, take place, room, incident with, following an/​the incident, in an/​the incident	large, major, serious, cause, lead to, prevent, occur, outbreak of, an outbreak of disease, outbreaks of rain, an outbreak of war, fighting, hostilities, violence, etc.
Antônimos	solution, safety	control, containment
Erros comuns	Confused with 'accident' which refers specifically to unplanned events causing harm., Used in singular form when referring to multiple events., Overly dramatic usage when a simple event occurs.	Confused with 'breakout' which refers to a sudden escape or emergence., Using 'outbreak' to describe non-disease situations., Pluralizing 'outbreak' as 'outbreaks' too frequently in casual conversation.
Notas de uso	A palavra 'incidente' é usada em contextos formais e informais, geralmente referindo-se a um evento infeliz ou inesperado. É menos apropriada em conversas casuais, a menos que se refira a problemas menores. The word 'incident' is used in both formal and informal contexts, typically referring to an unfortunate or unexpected event. It is less appropriate in casual conversation unless referring to minor issues.	Comumente usado em contextos de saúde para descrever a ocorrência súbita de doenças. Evite termos médicos excessivamente técnicos ao discutir com o público em geral. Commonly used in health contexts to describe the sudden occurrence of diseases. Avoid overly technical medical terms when discussing with general audiences.

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replayin' the incident in my head,

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that we ensure that this incident

replayin' the incident in my head,

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that we ensure that this incident

Incident

Perguntas frequentes: Incident vs Outbreak

Qual é a diferença entre Incident e Outbreak?

Incident: An event or happening, often negative. Outbreak: A sudden start of something, especially a disease.

Qual é mais avançada: Incident e Outbreak?

Outbreak é o nível mais alto, em C1, na escala CEFR.

Incident e Outbreak estão no mesmo nível CEFR?

Incident: B2, Outbreak: C1 na escala CEFR.

Que classe gramatical são Incident e Outbreak?

Incident: noun, Outbreak: noun.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Incident: The incident at the train station caused major delays. Outbreak: the outbreak of war

Posso usar Incident e Outbreak de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Incident e Outbreak são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.