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столкну́ться — meaning in English

stolknutsya

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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.
  • confront verb To face someone directly, often to challenge or accuse them.
  • encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.

Senses

столкну́ться 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.
  • confront (transitive) To come up against; to encounter.
  • encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

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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