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Meanings of international incident in English

Russian
международный инцидент
Portuguese
incidente internacional
Catalan
disputa diplomàtica
Spanish
incidente diplomático

Relatively small or limited action or clash that results in a wider dispute between two or more nation-states.

международный инцидент
Usage of international incident in English
1
Respond too soon and you could set off an international incident.
Wired
2
In Paris a while back, this almost caused an international incident.
The new yorker
3
Then we would have an ' international incident', Ms Barnard allegedly wrote.
News.com.au
4
An international incident was barely avoided, but that was the least of it.
News.com.au
5
And it's Bob's job to make sure Persephone doesn't cause an international incident.
The Apocalypse Codex
6
In his world, that would be an international incident in magnitude.
Extracurricular activities
7
Meanwhile, the Border can't travel south without causing an international incident and frightening mapmakers.
The Irish Times
8
She tried to comprehend if he really thought she could divert an international incident.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
9
Alexander Litvinenko The fatal poisoning of the former FSB officer sparked an international incident.
The Guardian
10
Last time Strathmore came on the market for sale it caused quite the international incident.
The Irish Times
11
She said this was the third major international incident involving its owners in four years.
Reuters
12
The last thing Langley needs is an international incident.
The book of spies
13
At some stage it could be an international incident.
The Irish Times
14
This could be an international incident in the making.
The Irish Times
15
We've got a petty war of words developing that could soon develop into an international incident.
The South African
16
At tea the next afternoon the British consul cast a new light on the international incident.
Mystic Isles of the South Seas.
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