colisión

collision

noun koh-lee-SYOHN Rare

Also means

crash

Usage Note

Colisión is used for physical crashes (vehicles, particles) and figurative clashes (of interests, ideas). In traffic contexts, colisión frontal (head-on collision) and colisión múltiple (pile-up) are common compounds. The verb is colisionar; a near-synonym choque is more colloquial and also means 'shock'.

Examples

"Hubo una colisión entre dos trenes esta mañana."

Natural Translation

There was a collision between two trains this morning.

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