accrochage — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.

Senses

accrochage is used for these senses in English:

• brush A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
• fender-bender (chiefly, US, slang) A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.
• shunt (chiefly, road transport, informal, Britain) A minor collision between vehicles.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

shunt — full definition

1. verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
2. verb To divert something to a less important place or role.
3. noun A device or connection that provides an alternative path, such as for electric current or in the body.
4. noun A minor traffic collision.

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