collision

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlɪʒən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈlɪʒən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə lizh′ən)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
collision n (crash, impact)colisión nf
  choque nm
 Fortunately, no one was hurt in the collision.
 Por suerte nadie resultó herido en la colisión.
collision n (ideas: conflict)conflicto nm
  colisión nf
 The debate was a collision of sharply opposing views.
 El debate era un conflicto de puntos de vista muy distintos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
head-on collision n (full-frontal crash)choque de frente nm + loc adj
  (formal)colisión frontal nf + adj mf
 In the head-on collision with the lorry, the Mini came off worst.
 En el choque de frente con el camión, el Mini salió más afectado.
on a collision course expr (military: about to collide)rumbo de colisión loc adv
  en una trayectoria de colisión loc adv
 The two ships were on a collision course, and collided.
 Los dos barcos estaban rumbo a la colisión y chocaron.
on a collision course with [sb] expr figurative (disagreeing, clashing) (figurado)en un curso de colisión loc adv
  rumbo a la colisión loc adv
 His refusal to even listen to other points of view set him on a collision course with nearly everyone he met.
 Su negación a escuchar otros puntos de vista lo ponía en un curso de colisión con casi todas las personas que conocía.
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'collision' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
accident - annihilation radiation - carom - crackup - crash - fender bender - head on - hit-and-run - impingement - near miss - road accident - side-impact protection - traffic accident - violence - violent
Spanish:
abordaje - colisión - topetada - trompada - abordaje culposo - abordaje doloso - abordaje fortuito - choque - choque frontal - costalada - encontronazo - topetón


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