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scontro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
  • clash noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
  • confrontation noun A tense, face-to-face clash or argument between people.
  • crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.

Senses

scontro is used for these senses in English:

  • brush A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.
  • clash A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
  • confrontation A conflict between armed forces.
  • crash An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.

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.

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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