coincidence

• Nom désignant une rencontre fortuite d'événements ou de circonstances qui semble avoir un lien significatif mais sans relation de cause à effet, survenant au même moment par hasard.

A noun referring to a remarkable occurrence of events or circumstances at the same time by chance, appearing to have a meaningful connection but without a causal link.

1. Remarkable occurrenceB1formal

   A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.

   Coïncidence remarquable

   • It was a coincidence that we both wore the same dress to the party.
   • By coincidence, they met again in Paris ten years later.
   • What a coincidence! I was just thinking about you.

   Synonymesaccidentchanceconcurrenceflukefortuityhappenstance

2. Accidental correspondenceB1formal

   The fact of two things happening at the same time by chance.

   Coïncidence fortuite

   • The coincidence of their birthdays made the celebration extra special.
   • There is no coincidence; everything happens for a reason.
   • The timing of the two events was a pure coincidence.

   Synonymesaccidentchanceflukefortuityhappenstance