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scontrarsi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bonk verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
  • clash noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  • collide verb To crash into something else with force, usually by accident.
  • crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.

Senses

scontrarsi is used for these senses in English:

  • bonk (informal) To strike or collide with something.
  • 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.
  • crash (intransitive) To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.

bonk — full definition

  1. verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
  2. noun A sudden, extreme fatigue during endurance exercise caused by running out of energy stores.

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.
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