noun · countable / uncountable · common

clash

clash · clashes

зіткнення, сутичка, опозиція, розбіжність

грохот, гул, столкновение, лязг

Auseinandersetzung, Zusammenstoß, Scheppern, Aufeinandertreffen

A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objectsA loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.

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UK/ˈklaʃ/US/ˈklæʃ/

» The carpet clashes with the drapes.

Der Teppich beißt sich mit den Vorhängen. — Waldelfe

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Meaning

9 senses

(countable, onomatopoeic, uncountable)A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects; a crash.
I heard a clash from the kitchen, and rushed in to find the cat had knocked over some pots and pans.
Scheppern, Geschepper
лязгljazg, громыха́ниеgromyxánije, гулgul
дзе́нькітdzénʹkit, дзе́ньканняdzénʹkannja
(countable, uncountable)A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
Zusammenstoß, Auseinandersetzung
столкнове́ниеstolknovénije, сты́чкаstýčka, разбо́ркаrazbórka
зі́ткненняzítknennja, су́тичкаsútyčka
(countable, uncountable)Match; a game between two sides.
(countable, uncountable)An angry argument.
Krach, Zank, Zoff
су́тичкаsútyčka, зі́ткненняzítknennja
(countable, uncountable)Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
clash of beliefs
culture clash
Clash, Zusammenprall, Aufeinandertreffen
опози́ціяopozýcija, незго́даnezhóda, розбі́жністьrozbížnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
She was wearing a horrible clash of red and orange.
(countable, uncountable)An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
(UK, countable, dialectal, obsolete, possibly, uncountable)A heavy fall (of rain); heavy rain.

More definitions

a state of conflict between persons
a state of conflict between colors
a minor short-term fight
a loud resonant repeating noise

Examples

63 sentences

The carpet clashes with the drapes.
deDer Teppich beißt sich mit den Vorhängen. — Waldelfe
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These colors clash with each other.
deDiese Farben beißen sich. — Tamy
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Those colors clash with each other.
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Their swords clashed.
ruИх шпаги скрестились. — odexed
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These colors clash.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

loud sound:

skirmish:

opposition; contradiction:

Русский

By meaning 2

loud sound:

skirmish:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

loud sound:

skirmish:

angry argument:

opposition; contradiction:

Origin

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Saterland Frisian klatskje (“to smack, slap”), West Frisia

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”).

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