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Meanings of collide in English

Portuguese
chocar-se
Catalan
topar
Spanish
topar

Be incompatible; be or come into conflict.

chocar-se
Usage of collide in English
1
This must be what happens when slow tourism and mass tourism collide.
The Guardian
2
Mint and chocolate collide with delicious results in these easy low-fat cupcakes.
Cook yourself thin: skinny meals you can make in minutes
3
It also requires us to accept a narrative where two stories collide.
Radio NZ
4
When two such forces collide, the collateral damage ripples throughout the Imperium.
Navigators of Dune
5
I don't think all this exists because some rocks happened to collide.
News.com.au
6
Then it would collide electrons with much heavier nuclei of lead atoms.
The Guardian
7
The shuttle was where I first felt the familiar and foreign collide.
The South African
8
We met in West London's Notting Hill, where dozens of cultures collide.
Wired
9
It may happen, once in a while, that two stars will collide.
The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
10
Yet, as old and new worlds collide, a hidden magic is revealed.
The Guardian
11
In the quarrels of civilised nations, great armies, many thousands strong, collide.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
12
Agnes's ledger falls to the floor; their cheeks collide, bone against bone.
The crimson petal and the white
13
The object of the game is to bounce or collide against opponents.
The Irish Times
14
The computer blared a warning, insisting that he was going to collide.
Deep black
15
They move so fast you fear that they'll collide with each other.
The Guardian
16
They collide and sprawl across the dining table, scattering crockery and candlesticks.
Sympathy for the devil
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Translations for collide
Catalan
toparxocar
Collide through the time
Collide across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common