clash

I [klæʃ]

nome

1) (confrontation) confronto m.; fig. (disagreement) conflitto m.

2) sport (contest) scontro m.

3) (contradiction) conflitto m., contrasto m.

a clash of interests — un conflitto di interessi

a personality clash — un conflitto di personalità

4) (inconvenient coincidence)

there's a clash of meetings — c'è una concomitanza di riunioni

5) (noise) (of swords) clangore m.

a clash of cymbals — un suono o frastuono di piatti

II 1. [klæʃ]

verbo transitivo (bang) chiudere rumorosamente, sbattere [bin lids]; battere [cymbals]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (meet and fight) [armies, groups] scontrarsi; fig. (disagree) [leaders] scontrarsi, essere in disaccordo

to clash with sb. — (fight) scontrarsi con qcn.; (disagree) essere in disaccordo con qcn. (on, over su)

2) (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs] essere in conflitto

3) (coincide) [meetings] coincidere

4) (not match) [colours] stonare

5) (bang) [bin lids] chiudersi rumorosamente, sbattere

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[klæʃ] 1. noun

1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) rumore metallico, clangore

2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) scontro, disaccordo

3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) scontro

4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) sovrapposizione

2. verb

1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) sbattere, urtarsi

2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) scontrarsi

3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) essere in disaccordo

4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) coincidere

5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) sbattere

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I [klæʃ]

nome

1) (confrontation) confronto m.; fig. (disagreement) conflitto m.

2) sport (contest) scontro m.

3) (contradiction) conflitto m., contrasto m.

a clash of interests — un conflitto di interessi

a personality clash — un conflitto di personalità

4) (inconvenient coincidence)

there's a clash of meetings — c'è una concomitanza di riunioni

5) (noise) (of swords) clangore m.

a clash of cymbals — un suono o frastuono di piatti

II 1. [klæʃ]

verbo transitivo (bang) chiudere rumorosamente, sbattere [bin lids]; battere [cymbals]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (meet and fight) [armies, groups] scontrarsi; fig. (disagree) [leaders] scontrarsi, essere in disaccordo

to clash with sb. — (fight) scontrarsi con qcn.; (disagree) essere in disaccordo con qcn. (on, over su)

2) (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs] essere in conflitto

3) (coincide) [meetings] coincidere

4) (not match) [colours] stonare

5) (bang) [bin lids] chiudersi rumorosamente, sbattere