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
- verb To bump or knock into something with a light thud.
- noun A sudden, extreme fatigue during endurance exercise caused by running out of energy stores.
clash — full definition
- noun A loud, jarring sound made when hard objects strike together.
- noun A serious disagreement, fight, or conflict between people or groups.
- verb To disagree or fight, often heatedly.
- verb Of colours, patterns, or styles: to look bad together.
- verb To happen at the same time, making it impossible to attend both.
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