collide

entrer en collision, se heurter

Se heurter en se déplaçant, en parlant de personnes ou d’objets.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : collide with someone/something (The cyclist collided with a parked car.)

Synonymes : crash, crash into

Expressions courantes : collide with something, collide head-on, particles collide

se heurter, s’opposer

S’opposer fortement ou être incompatibles, en parlant d’idées, d’intérêts ou de personnes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : collide with someone/something (Her ambitions collided with her parents’ expectations.)

Synonymes : clash, conflict

Contraires : agree

Expressions courantes : collide with something, interests collide, cultures collide