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collisione

collision, crash

noun kohl-lee-ZYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin collisio (a striking together).

Usage Note

Collisione refers to a physical collision between objects — vehicles, ships, or particles in physics. For a car accident the more common everyday word is incidente or scontro. In physics collisione is the standard technical term. The verb is collidere (irregular: collidono, past participle colliso).

Examples

"La collisione tra le due auto è stata violenta."

Natural Translation

The collision between the two cars was violent.

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