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zusammenstossen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clash noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  • collide verb To crash into something else with force, usually by accident.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.

Senses

zusammenstossen is used for these senses in English:

  • clash (intransitive, of clothes, decor, colours) To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
  • collide (intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
  • foul (transitive, basketball, soccer) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.

clash — full definition

  1. noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  2. noun A serious disagreement, fight, or conflict between people or groups.
  3. verb To disagree or fight, often heatedly.
  4. verb Of colours, patterns, or styles: to look bad together.
  5. verb To happen at the same time, making it impossible to attend both.

collide — full definition

  1. verb To crash into something else with force, usually by accident.
  2. verb To be in conflict, or to clash over something, especially ideas or interests.

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