collide

chocar, colisionar

Golpearse entre sí personas u objetos que están en movimiento.

En inglés sencillo: If people or things hit each other while moving, they crash into each other.

• Two cars collided outside the school.
• She collided with another runner.
• The bus collided with a wall in heavy rain.

Cómo se usa: collide with someone/something (The cyclist collided with a parked car.)

Sinónimos: crash, crash into

Expresiones frecuentes: collide with something, collide head-on, particles collide

chocar, entrar en conflicto

Oponerse fuertemente ideas, intereses o personas, de modo que no pueden funcionar juntos.

En inglés sencillo: If ideas, interests, or people strongly disagree or cannot work together, they come into conflict.

• Their interests collided.
• Old traditions collided with new ideas.
• His views often collide with those of his colleagues.

Cómo se usa: collide with someone/something (Her ambitions collided with her parents’ expectations.)

Sinónimos: clash, conflict

Antónimos: agree

Expresiones frecuentes: collide with something, interests collide, cultures collide