clash

clash
clash
A n
1 (confrontation) affrontement m (between entre ; with avec) ; fig (disagreement) querelle f (between entre ; with avec) ;
2 Sport (contest) affrontement m (between entre ; with avec) ;
3 (contradiction) conflit m, incompatibilité f (between entre) ; a clash of beliefs/cultures/interests un conflit de croyances/de cultures/d'intérêts ; a personality clash un conflit de personnalités ; a clash of wills un conflit ;
4 (inconvenient coincidence) there's a clash of meetings/classes les réunions/cours ont lieu en même temps ;
5 (noise) (of swords) cliquetis m ; a clash of cymbals un coup m de cymbales.
B vtr (bang) (also clash together) entrechoquer [dustbin lids] ; frapper [cymbals].
C vi
1 (meet and fight) [armies, rival groups] s'affronter ; fig (disagree) [ministers, leaders] s'affronter ; to clash with sb (fight) se heurter à qn ; (disagree) se quereller avec qn (on, over au sujet de) ;
2 (be in conflict) [interests, beliefs, wishes] être incompatibles ;
3 (coincide inconveniently) [meetings, concerts, parties] avoir lieu en même temps ; to clash with sth avoir lieu en même temps que qch ;
4 (not match) [colours] jurer (with avec) ;
5 (bang) (also clash together) [dustbin lids] s'entrechoquer.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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