clash

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• /ˈklæʃ/
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• [ˈkhl̥æʃ]
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Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian klatskje (“to smack, slap”), West Frisian kletse, kletskje, Dutch kletsen (“to smack, slap, clash”), German Low German klattsen, klatsken (“to smack, splash”), German klatschen (“to clap, smack, slap”) and Klatsch (“a clapping sound; the din resulting from two or more things colliding”), Danish klaske (“to clash, splatter”).

130 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: трясък (trjasǎk) — loud sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 錚錚 /铮铮 (zhēngzhēng) — loud sound
• Finnish: kalske — loud sound
• Finnish: kalskahdus — loud sound
• French: fracas — loud sound
• French: cliquetis — loud sound
• Georgian: გუგუნი (guguni) — loud sound
• Georgian: გრიალი (griali) — loud sound
• Georgian: ჩხარუნი (čxaruni) — loud sound
• German: Scheppern — loud sound
• German: Geschepper — loud sound
• Greek: κλαγγή (klangí) — loud sound
• Ancient Greek: κτύπος (ktúpos) — loud sound
• Hungarian: csattanás — loud sound
• Macedonian: тре́сок (trésok) — loud sound
• Portuguese: estrondo — loud sound
• Russian: лязг (ljazg) — loud sound
• Russian: громыха́ние (gromyxánije) — loud sound
• Russian: гул (gul) — loud sound
• Russian: гро́хот (gróxot) — loud sound
• Scottish Gaelic: gliong — loud sound
• Spanish: estruendo — loud sound
• Swedish: skräll — loud sound
• Swedish: smäll — loud sound
• Ukrainian: дзе́нькіт (dzénʹkit) — loud sound
• Ukrainian: дзе́нькання (dzénʹkannja) — loud sound
• Arabic: تَصَادُم (taṣādum) — skirmish
• Belarusian: сутыкне́нне (sutyknjénnje) — skirmish
• Belarusian: суты́чка (sutýčka) — skirmish
• Bulgarian: стълкнове́ние (stǎlknovénie) — skirmish
• Chinese Mandarin: 衝突 /冲突 (chōngtū, chōngtú) — skirmish
• Czech: střet — skirmish
• Finnish: yhteenotto — skirmish
• French: échauffourée — skirmish
• French: escarmouche — skirmish
• Georgian: შეტაკება (šeṭaḳeba) — skirmish
• Georgian: შეჯახება (šeǯaxeba) — skirmish
• German: Zusammenstoß — skirmish
• German: Auseinandersetzung — skirmish
• Hindi: टकराव (ṭakrāv) — skirmish
• Hindi: भिड़ंत (bhiṛant) — skirmish
• Italian: scontro — skirmish
• Italian: schermaglia — skirmish
• Italian: baruffa — skirmish
• Italian: zuffa — skirmish
• Macedonian: су́дир (súdir) — skirmish
• Macedonian: пре́сметка (présmetka) — skirmish
• Portuguese: conflito — skirmish
• Russian: столкнове́ние (stolknovénije) — skirmish
• Russian: сты́чка (stýčka) — skirmish
• Russian: разбо́рка (razbórka) — skirmish
• Spanish: escaramuza — skirmish
• Spanish: enfrentamiento — skirmish
• Ukrainian: зі́ткнення (zítknennja) — skirmish
• Ukrainian: су́тичка (sútyčka) — skirmish
• Bulgarian: конфли́кт (konflíkt) — angry argument
• German: Krach — angry argument
• German: Zank — angry argument
• German: Zoff — angry argument
• Macedonian: су́дир (súdir) — angry argument
• Māori: ngangau — angry argument
• Māori: whakanehenehe — angry argument
• Māori: wheinga — angry argument
• Ukrainian: су́тичка (sútyčka) — angry argument
• Ukrainian: зі́ткнення (zítknennja) — angry argument
• Bulgarian: несъгла́сие (nesǎglásie) — opposition; contradiction
• Georgian: განხეთქილება (ganxetkileba) — opposition; contradiction
• Georgian: კონფლიქტი (ḳonplikṭi) — opposition; contradiction
• German: Clash — opposition; contradiction
• German: Zusammenprall — opposition; contradiction
• German: Aufeinandertreffen — opposition; contradiction
• Macedonian: несогласу́вање (nesoglasúvanje) — opposition; contradiction
• Macedonian: несогла́сие (nesoglásie) — opposition; contradiction
• Macedonian: разногла́сие (raznoglásie) — opposition; contradiction
• Spanish: choque — opposition; contradiction
• Spanish: enfrentamiento — opposition; contradiction
• Spanish: entrechocamiento — opposition; contradiction
• Ukrainian: опози́ція (opozýcija) — opposition; contradiction
• Ukrainian: незго́да (nezhóda) — opposition; contradiction
• Ukrainian: розбі́жність (rozbížnistʹ) — opposition; contradiction
• Bulgarian: тряскам (trjaskam) — to make a clashing sound
• Finnish: kalskahtaa — to make a clashing sound
• German: scheppern — to make a clashing sound
• Greek: κλαγγάζω (klangázo) — to make a clashing sound
• Greek: βροντώ (vrontó) — to make a clashing sound
• Macedonian: тре́ска (tréska) — to make a clashing sound
• Persian: برخورد — to make a clashing sound
• Russian: греме́ть (gremétʹ) — to make a clashing sound
• Russian: грохота́ть (groxotátʹ) — to make a clashing sound
• Spanish: sonar — to make a clashing sound
• Ukrainian: дзенькоті́ти (dzenʹkotíty) — to make a clashing sound
• Ukrainian: дзе́нькати (dzénʹkaty) — to make a clashing sound
• Arabic: يتصادم — to conflict
• Azerbaijani: toqquşmaq — to conflict
• Bulgarian: сблъсквам се (sblǎskvam se) — to conflict
• Finnish: ottaa yhteen — to conflict
• French: s'affronter — to conflict
• German: zusammenstoßen — to conflict
• German: aufeinanderprallen — to conflict
• Greek: συγκρούομαι (sygkroúomai) — to conflict
• Italian: cozzare — to conflict
• Italian: scontrarsi — to conflict
• Latin: confligo — to conflict
• Macedonian: се су́дри (se súdri) — to conflict
• Māori: papatu — to conflict
• Māori: kakari — to conflict
• Māori: taupapatu — to conflict
• Russian: ста́лкиваться (stálkivatʹsja) — to conflict
• Russian: столкну́ться (stolknútʹsja) — to conflict
• Russian: конфликтова́ть (konfliktovátʹ) — to conflict
• Spanish: conflictuar — to conflict
• Spanish: confligir — to conflict
• Ukrainian: стика́тися (stykátysja) — to conflict
• Ukrainian: зіткну́тися (zitknútysja) — to conflict
• Ukrainian: конфліктува́ти (konfliktuváty) — to conflict
• German: zanken — to argue angrily
• German: zoffen — to argue angrily
• German: einen Krach haben — to argue angrily
• Māori: toheriri — to argue angrily
• Māori: whakanehenehe — to argue angrily
• Māori: kairiri — to argue angrily
• Spanish: argüir — to argue angrily
• Ukrainian: вола́тися (volátysja) — to argue angrily
• German: überschneiden — (of events) to coincide
• Māori: orua — (of events) to coincide
• Spanish: entrechocar — (of events) to coincide
• Spanish: chocar — (of events) to coincide
• Spanish: colisionar — (of events) to coincide
• Ukrainian: збіга́тися (zbihátysja) — (of events) to coincide
• Ukrainian: збі́гтися (zbíhtysja) — (of events) to coincide