clash Значение & определение

Значение на clash на български

• 0 to fight or argue:

  • Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities.

  • The government and the opposition parties have clashed over the cuts in defence spending.

  • This latest statement from the White House clashes with important aspects of US foreign policy.

• 1 If two people or teams clash in a sports competition or race, they compete seriously against each other.

• 2 If colours or styles clash, they look ugly or wrong together:

  • I like red and orange together, though lots of people think they clash.

• 3 If two events clash, they happen at the same time in a way that is not convenient:

  • Her party clashes with my brother's wedding, so I won't be able to go.

• 4 to make a loud noise like metal hitting metal, or to cause something to make this noise:

  • The saucepans clashed as he piled them into the sink.

  • She clashed the cymbals together.

• 5 a fight or argument between people:

  • Rioters hurled rocks and bottles in clashes with police at the weekend.

  • There were violent clashes between the police and demonstrators in the city centre.

  • a clash of opinions/loyalties/personalities

• 6 a sports competition or race between two people or teams

• 7 the fact of colours or styles looking ugly or wrong together

• 8 the situation when two events happen at the same time in a way that is not convenient:

  • In the new timetable, there's a clash between history and physics.

• 9 a loud noise that sounds like metal hitting metal:

  • a clash of cymbals

• 10 to fight or disagree:

  • The president and Congress clashed again over the budget.

• 11 (of colors or styles) to look ugly or wrong together:

  • I do not think that red clashes with orange.

• 12 the act of making a loud sound like that made when metal objects hit:

  • [ I ] From the kitchen you could hear dishes clashing as they were stacked.

• 13 a loud sound like that made when metal objects hit

• 14 a disagreement, or a fight that becomes violent:

  • a clash of interests/personalities

  • clashes between demonstrators and police