Spanish Conversation · Level 141
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Spanish word
entrechocar
Pronunciation
IPA/entɾetʃoˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbbump into each other
Example
Al bajar, las maletas se entrechocaron en el pasillo.
On the way down, the suitcases bumped into each other in the hallway.
More examples
Bajo la lluvia, dos bicicletas se entrechocaron en la acera.
In the rain, two bicycles bumped into each other on the sidewalk.
Core concept
Two objects colliding as they meet.
Common phrases
entrechocar con otro coche
bump into another car
entrechocar con alguien
bump into someone
entrechocar en la intersección
collide at the intersection
Similar words
chocar: One thing hits another, producing an immediate physical impact.
toparse: A person or thing accidentally bumps into another while moving.
estrellarse: An object slams into something and is shattered or severely damaged.
Definition in Spanish
Golpearse mutuamente al encontrarse; provocar que dos o más objetos choquen entre sí.
Word origin
From Spanish entre- 'between/each other' plus chocar 'to crash or strike', so entrechocar denotes two or more things striking one another.
Usage tips
- Often appears with the reflexive se to mark mutual collision (se entrechocaron), and for serious vehicle crashes Spanish speakers usually prefer chocar.
Opposites
- evitaravoidverb
- alejarsemove awayverb