collide

BrE /kəˈlaɪd/ AmE /kəˈlaɪd/

verb en → es

past collided pp collided ing colliding

1 CRASH [transitive] B2

to crash into something or someone, especially by accident

chocar contra, colisionar con

  • collide with somebody/something

Collocations cars colliding on the highway · bicycles colliding with pedestrians

  • The cars collided at a busy intersection.

    Los coches chocaron en una intersección concurrida.

2 CONFLICT [transitive] C1

to have an argument or disagreement with someone, especially because your ideas are very different from theirs

entrar en conflicto con, chocar (en opiniones)

  • collide with somebody/something

Collocations ideas colliding in a meeting · opinions colliding during discussions

  • Their ideas about the project collided.

    Sus ideas sobre el proyecto chocaron.