clash

clash

 (klăsh)

v. clashed, clash·ing, clash·es

v.intr.

1. To collide with a loud, harsh, usually metallic noise: cymbals clashing.

2.

a. To meet in violent conflict: armies that clashed on the plain.

b. To be in opposition or disagreement: an eyewitness account that clashed with published reports.

3. To create an unpleasant visual impression when placed together: colors that clash.

v.tr.

To strike together with a loud, harsh, metallic noise.

n.

1. A loud, harsh noise, such as that made by two metal objects in collision.

2.

a. A violent conflict or confrontation.

b. A disagreement or state of opposition: a clash of political ideologies. See Synonyms at conflict.

3. An incongruity or unpleasant juxtaposition of different colors or elements.

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clash

(klæʃ)

vb

1. to make or cause to make a loud harsh sound, esp by striking together

2. (intr) to be incompatible; conflict

3. (intr) to engage together in conflict or contest

4. (intr) (of dates or events) to coincide

5. (Colours) (intr) (of colours) to look ugly or inharmonious together

n

6. a loud harsh noise

7. a collision or conflict

8. Scot gossip; tattle

[C16: of imitative origin]

ˈclasher n

ˈclashingly adv

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clash

(klæʃ)

v.i.

1. to strike or collide with a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise: The cymbals clashed.

2. to conflict; disagree: Your ideas often clash with mine.

3. (of juxtaposed colors) to be offensive to the eye.

4. to engage in a physical conflict or contest (often fol. by with).

v.t.

5. to strike with a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise: The tower bell clashed its mournful note.

n.

6. a loud, harsh, usu. metallic noise, as of a collision.

7. a collision, esp. a noisy one.

8. a conflict, esp. of views or interests.

9. a battle, fight, or skirmish.

[1490–1500 imitative]

clash′er, n.

clash′ing•ly, adv.

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clash

Past participle: clashed
Gerund: clashing

Imperative

clash

clash

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	clash - a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clank, crash noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	clash - a state of conflict between persons friction conflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
	3.	clash - a state of conflict between colors; "her dress was a disturbing clash of colors" conflict - a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"
	4.	clash - a minor short-term fight     encounter, skirmish, brush contretemps - an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman" fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
Verb	1.	clash - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" collide collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" smash - collide or strike violently and suddenly; "The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail" shock - collide violently crash, ram - undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
	2.	clash - be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" collide, jar conflict - be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
	3.	clash - disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies" disagree, take issue, differ, dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

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clash

verb

1. conflict, grapple, wrangle, lock horns, cross swords, war, feud, quarrel A group of 400 demonstrators clashed with police.

2. disagree, conflict, vary, counter, differ, depart, contradict, diverge, deviate, run counter to, be dissimilar, be discordant Don't make policy decisions which clash with company thinking.

3. not go, jar, not match, be discordant The red door clashed with the pink walls.

4. crash, bang, rattle, jar, clatter, jangle, clang, clank The golden bangles on her arms clashed and jangled.

noun

1. conflict, fight, brush, confrontation, collision, showdown (informal) There are reports of clashes between militants and the security forces in the city.

2. disagreement, difference, division, argument, dispute, dissent, difference of opinion Inside government, there was a clash of views.

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clash

verb

1. To strike together with a loud, harsh noise:

crash, smash.

2. To fail to be in accord:

conflict, contradict, disaccord, discord, jar.

Idiom: go counter to.

noun

1. A loud striking together:

crash, smash.

2. A state of disagreement and disharmony:

conflict, confrontation, contention, difference, difficulty, disaccord, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, faction, friction, inharmony, schism, strife, variance, war, warfare.

3. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:

altercation, argument, bicker, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle.

Informal: hassle, rhubarb, tangle.

4. A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition:

brush, encounter, run-in, skirmish.

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Translations

اصْطِدام، مَعْرَكَهتَشابُك، تَداخُلتصادمتصادُم، تعارُضصَليل، قَعْقَعَه

být v rozporukolidovatkolizekonfliktnesouhlasit

bragfalde oveniklangklirrenkonflikt

kollidierenunvereinbar seinWiderstreitZusammenprallzusammenprallen

συγκρούομαι

chocarchoquecoincidenciacoincidirconflicto

kalskahtaatörmätä

affrontementconflitentrechoquerfracass’affronter

sukobiti se

összecsapásösszeütődiküti egymást

ágreiningurárekstur, skellurátökeiga ekki samanlenda saman, rekast á

conflittocozzarescontrarsiscontrostonatura

衝突する

충돌하다

kirstiskonfliktassusikautisusikivirčytisusirėmimas

dārdētdārdoņakonfliktsnesaskaņanesaskanēt

slaags raken

konfliktkrasjeryke i tottene påslå skramlendestikke grelt av mot

zderzyć się

chocar-seenvolver-se em confrontos

громыханиелязгсталкиватьсястолкновение

kolidovaťkolíziakonfliktodporovaťudierať o seba

križati seprekrivati sespopasti se

kollidera

ขัดแย้ง

anlaşamamakbirbirine uymamakçakışmaçakışmakçarpışma

va chạm

冲突抵触相抵触碰撞声起冲突

clash

[klæʃ]

A. N

1. (= noise) → estruendo m, fragor m; [of cymbals] → ruido m metálico

2. [of armies, personalities] → choque m; (= conflict) → choque m, conflicto m; (= confrontation) → enfrentamiento m; [of interests, opinions] → conflicto m; [of dates, programmes] → coincidencia f; [of colours] → desentono m
a clash with the police → un choque or un enfrentamiento con la policía
a clash of wills → un conflicto de voluntades

B. VT [+ cymbals, swords] → golpear

C. VI

1. [personalities, interests] → oponerse, chocar; [colours] → desentonar; [dates, events] → coincidir

2. (= disagree) → estar en desacuerdo; (= argue) → pelear (Mil) → encontrarse, enfrentarse (with con)

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clash

[ˈklæʃ]

n

(= sound) [cymbals] → coup m; [weapons] → cliquetis m

(= fight) (with police) → affrontement m

(= confrontation) [rivals, opponents] → affrontement m

[personalities] → conflit m personality clash

vi

[objects] → s'entrechoquer

(= fight) → s'affronter
to clash with sb → affronter qn

(= argue) [politician, interviewer] → s'affronter
to clash with sb → s'accrocher avec qn

(= conflict) [ideas] → s'opposer
to clash with sth → se heurter à qch

[dates, events] → avoir lieu en même temps
to clash with sth
The concert clashes with Ann's party → Le concert tombe en même temps que la soirée d'Ann.

[colours] → détonner; [styles] → jurer
These two colours clash → Ces deux couleurs détonnent.

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clash

vi

(armies, demonstrators) → zusammenstoßen; the chairman clashed with the committee at the last meeting → der Vorsitzende hatte auf der letzten Sitzung eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Komitee; unions clash with government over pay → in der Tariffrage gibt es einen Konflikt zwischen Gewerkschaften und Regierung

(colours) → nicht harmonieren, sich beißen; (interests) → kollidieren, aufeinanderprallen; (programmes, films) → sich überschneiden; our personalities or we clash too much → wir passen einfach nicht zusammen

(cymbals etc: also clash together) → aneinanderschlagen; (swords) → klirrend aneinanderschlagen

vt cymbals, swords → schlagen

n

(of armies, demonstrators etc) → Zusammenstoß m; (between people, parties) → Konflikt m; there’s bound to be a clash between the chairman and the vice-chairman → zwischen dem Vorsitzenden und seinem Stellvertreter muss es ja zu einem Zusammenstoß kommen

(of personalities) → grundsätzliche Verschiedenheit, Unvereinbarkeit f; we want to avoid a clash of personalities in the office → wir wollen keine Leute im Büro, die absolut nicht miteinander harmonieren; it’s such a clash of personalities → sie sind charakterlich grundverschieden; I don’t like that clash of red and turquoise → mir gefällt diese Zusammenstellung von Rot und Türkis nicht; a clash of interests → eine Interessenkollision

(of swords) → Aufeinanderprallen nt

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clash

[klæʃ]

1. n

a. (noise) → fragore m, frastuono

b. (Mil) (of personalities, interests) → scontro, conflitto; (of dates, programmes) → conflitto; (of colours) → contrasto, disarmonia
a clash with the police → uno scontro con la polizia
a clash of wills → uno scontro di idee

2. vt (cymbals) → far risuonare; (swords) → far cozzare

3. vi to clash (with) (fig) (have an argument) → scontrarsi (con); (personalities, interests) → scontrarsi (con), essere in conflitto (con); (colours) → stridere (con); (dates, events) → coincidere (con)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clash

(klӕʃ) noun

1. a loud noise, like eg swords striking together. the clash of metal on metal. gekletter صَليل، قَعْقَعَه дрънчене clangor řinčení das Geklirre brag; klang; klirren μεταλλικός κρότος, κλαγγήsonido kõlks(atus) صدای برهم خوردن دو جسم سخت؛ ترق ترق kalskahdus choc métallique קוֹל נְקִישָׁה लड़ाई zveket csattanás benturan árekstur, skellur rumore metallico, clangore ガチャンという音 충돌소리 žvangesys žvadzoņa; dārdoņa bunyi gemerencang lagaan slagklirring, brak, klang szczęk ټكر: لوړ ږغ چه دټكر نه پيدا كيږى clangor ciocnire лязг rinčanie žvenket zveket skräll, brak, rassel เสียงดังคล้ายดาบกระทบกัน şakırtı (刀劍等)碰撞聲 гул; брязкіт ٹکرانے کی آواز tiếng chan chát （刀剑等）碰撞声

2. a serious disagreement or difference. a clash of personalities. botsing تصادُم، تعارُض противоречие choque konflikt der Widerstreit sammenstød σύγκρουσηchoque konflikt تضاد؛ مغایرت yhteentörmäys conflit עמות, עימות टकराव sukob, neslaganje összeütközés konflik ágreiningur scontro, disaccordo 不一致 (성격 등의) 충돌 konfliktas konflikts; nesaskaņa bertentangan botsingsammenstøt, konfliktkonflikt تضاد choque conflict разногласие konflikt nasprotje konflikt [åsikts]brytning, [kultur]krock, konflikt ข้อขัดแย้ง çatışma, uyuşmazlık 抵觸，不合 розходження; протиріччя اختلاف ، تصادم sư bất đồng 抵触，不合

3. a battle. a clash between opposing armies. stryd اصْطِدام، مَعْرَكَه борба confronto střetnutí, srážka der Zusammenprall sammenstød; konflikt σύγκρουση, σύρραξη enfrentamiento kokkupõrge نبرد؛ درگیری taistelu affrontement עמות, עימות जंग sukob, konflikt összecsapás pertempuran átök scontro 衝突 (적과의) 전투 susirėmimas, mūšis sadursme pertempuran gevechtsammenstøt, slag starcie شخړی confronto încleştare столкновение zrážka spopad sukob sammandrabbning, strid สนามรบ çarpışma 交鋒 сутичка لڑائی trận đánh 交锋

4. (of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time. a clash between classes. botsing تَشابُك، تَداخُل сблъсък incompatibilidade kolize der Zusammenstoß sammenstød επικάλυψη, χρονική σύμπτωση coincidencia; conflicto; superposición ühele ajale sattumine تداخل päällekkäisyys coïncidence fãcheuse התנגשות एक ही समय दो या दो से ज्यादा चीजें होने से आपसी टकराव kolizija összecsapás bentrokan átök sovrapposizione かち合うこと 충돌 sutapimas konflikts bertembung botsing -konflikt, sammenstøtkolizja مداخله incompatibilidade a se suprapune конфликт kolízia konflikt sukob kollision, krock การปะทะกัน çakışma 衝突 співпадати ٹکراؤ ، جھگڑا sự mâu thuẫn 冲突

verb

1. to strike together noisily. The cymbals clashed. stamp يَتَصادَم трясвам bater řinčet klirren støde sammen χτυπώ με κτ. άλλο και παράγω θόρυβο, κροταλίζωsonar, entrechocar kokku kõlksatama با صدای بلند به هم خوردن kalskahtaa s'entrechoquer לְהַשמִיע קוֹל נְקִישָׁה लड़ना sukobiti se összeüt(ődik) beradu lenda saman, rekast á sbattere, urtarsi ジャンと鳴る 부딪쳐 소리를 내다 žvangtelėti žvadzēt; dārdēt bergemerencang tegen elkaar slaan slå skramlendedźwięczeć ټكر: لوړ ږغ چه دټكر نه پيدا كيږى bater a (se) ciocni cu zgomot ударять с грохотом udierať o seba udariti skupaj zazvečati skrälla กระแทก şıngırdamak 碰撞聲 стукатися شور سے ٹکرانا va vào nhau chan chát 碰撞声

2. to fight (in battle). The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley. stry يَصْطَدِم، يَشْتَبِك сбивам (се) defrontar-se střetnout se zusammenprallen støde sammen συγκρούομαι, μάχομαιenfrentarse kokku põrkama نبرد کردن؛ برخورد داشتن taistella s'affronter לְהִתעֵמֵת युद्ध लड़ना sukobiti se összecsap bertarung takast á, berjast scontrarsi 衝突する 전투를 벌이다 susikauti, susiremti nonākt sadursmē bertempur slaags raken tørne/støte sammen ścierać się جګړه کول defrontar-se a se ciocni сталкиваться stretnúť sa spopasti se sukobiti se drabba (braka) samman โจมตี çarpışmak 交鋒 стикатися لڑنا giao chiến 交锋

3. to disagree violently. They clashed over wages. bots يَخْتَلِف، يَتَصادَم، يَتَعارَض сблъсквам (се) entrar em conflito být v rozporu heftig streiten tørne sammen διαφωνώ έντονα discutir kokku põrkama شدیداً اختلاف داشتن riidellä ètre en désaccord (sur) לְהִתעֵמֵת तकरार करना sukobiti se összeütközik bertikai lenda saman, rífast essere in disaccordo 対立する (심하게) 불일치하다 susikivirčyti nonākt konfliktā bertelingkah botsenryke i tottene påkłócić się شدید مخالفیدل entrar em conflito a se certa расходиться odporovať (si) prepirati se sukobiti se komma ihop sig om ขัดแย้งอย่างรุนแรง anlaşamamak 起衝突 розходитися в поглядах شدید اختلاف کرنا bất đồng sâu sắc 起冲突

4. to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time. The two lectures clash. saamval يَتَداخَل، يَتَشابَك съвпадам conflitar kolidovat unvereinbar sein falde oveni επικαλύπτομαι, συμπίπτω χρονικά με κτ. άλλο coincidir ühele ajale sattuma تداخل پیدا کردن sattua päällekkäin tomber en mème temps לְהִתנָגֵש एक ही समय दो या दो से ज्यादा चीजें होने से उनके बीच टकराव होना kolidirati összeesik bentrok rekast á coincidere かち合う (강의 시간 등이) 충돌하다 sutapti sakrist vienā laikā bertembung samenvallenkollidere kolidować مداخله کول sobrepor-se a se suprapune совпадать по времени kolidovať križati se preklapati se kollidera, krocka ขัดจังหวะ çakışmak 相抵觸 накладатися مداخلت کرنا mâu thuẫn 相抵触

5. (of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together. The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt. bots, vloek يَتَنافَر не си подхождам conflitar tlouci se nicht zusammenpassen støde sammen; stikke af mod κάνω κακή αντίθεση (για χρώμα) desentonar mitte kokku sobima در تضاد بودن riidellä jurer לֹא לְהַתאִים יָחַד बेमेल होना, अटपटा लगना ne slagati se üti egymást kontras eiga ekki saman sbattere 調和しない (색갈 등이) 서로 어울리지 않다 kirstis nesaskanēt (par krāsām) bercanggah vloeken stå skrikende mot hverandre, stikke grelt av mot gryźć się, kłócić się فرق لرل berrar com a nu se asorta дисгармонировать biť sa ne ujemati se ne podudarati se skära sig (สี) ตัดกัน uyuşmamak, birbirine uymamak 不搭調 дисгармоніювати رنگوں کا میل نہ کھانا không hòa hợp 不搭调

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clash

→ يَصْطَدِمُ nesouhlasit støde sammen kollidieren συγκρούομαι estar en conflicto törmätä s’affronter sukobiti se scontrarsi 衝突する 충돌하다 slaags raken krasje zderzyć się chocar-se, envolver-se em confrontos сталкиваться kollidera ขัดแย้ง çatışmak va chạm 冲突

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