OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5611

clash

/klaʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estruendo
A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
Alone amid clashes of rain against the house.
I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
enfrentamiento • escaramuza
A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
In Anatolia tensions between state officials (ehl-i örf) and the peasants were strained to breaking point. At several places—particularly in the frontier provinces—there were fierc…
choque • enfrentamiento • entrechocamiento
Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
clash of beliefs
culture clash
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5612

clash

/klaʃ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sonar
To make a clashing sound.
The cymbals clashed.
conflictuar • confligir
To come into violent conflict.
Fans from opposing teams clashed on the streets after the game.
argüir
To argue angrily.
My parents often clashed about minor things, such as the cleaning or shopping rota.
chocar • colisionar • entrechocar
To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
I can't come to your wedding because it clashes with a friend's funeral.
I wanted to take German, but it clashed with art on the timetable.
Phrases
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