clash

clash
clash [klæ∫]
1. intransitive verb
   a. ( = fight) s'affronter
• demonstrators clashed with police des manifestants se sont heurtés à la police
   b. [swords, metallic objects] s'entrechoquer ; [cymbals] résonner
   c. ( = conflict) [interests] être en conflit ; [personalities] être incompatible ; [colours] jurer
   d. [two events] tomber en même temps
• the dates clash ça tombe le même jour
2. noun
   a. [of armies, weapons] choc m ; (between people, parties) conflit m ; (with police, troops) affrontement m
• clashes between police and demonstrators des heurts mpl entre la police et les manifestants
   b. ( = sound) choc m métallique
   c. [of interests] conflit m
• a clash of personalities une incompatibilité de caractères
* * *
[klæʃ] 1.
noun
1) (confrontation) affrontement m; fig (disagreement) querelle f
2) (contest) affrontement m
3) (contradiction) conflit m, incompatibilité f

a clash of cultures — un conflit de cultures

a personality clash — un conflit de personnalités

4) (inconvenient coincidence)

there's a clash of meetings — les réunions ont lieu en même temps

5) (noise) (of swords) cliquetis m

a clash of cymbals — un coup de cymbales

2.
transitive verb entrechoquer [bin lids]; frapper [cymbals]
3.
intransitive verb
1) (meet and fight) [armies, groups] s'affronter; fig (disagree) s'affronter

to clash with somebody — (fight) se heurter à quelqu'un; (disagree) se quereller avec quelqu'un (on, over au sujet de)

2) (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs] être incompatibles
3) (coincide) [meetings] avoir lieu en même temps (with que)
4) (not match) [colours] jurer

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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