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zusammenstoßen

crash

Meaning of zusammenstoßen

Deutsch

mit großer Wucht gegen etwas prallen und es beschädigen

English

to hit something hard and damage it

crash

Pronunciation

German
/ˌtsuzamənˈʃtoːsən/

zusammenstoßen with English translation

zusammenstoßen usage examples

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Zwei Autos sind gestern zusammengestoßen.

Two cars crashed into each other yesterday.

🇩🇪German→🇬🇧English

Das Auto ist mit einem Bus zusammengestoßen.

The car crashed into a bus.

zusammenstoßen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between zusammenstoßen, aneinanderprallen, aufprallen, zusammenkrachen, kollidieren, prallen, abstürzen, and abstürzen lassen

A
🇩🇪German
aneinanderprallen

to collide with each other, usually said of two moving things; emphasizes mutual impact

B1often
A
🇩🇪German
aufprallen

to hit a surface or obstacle; often suggests bouncing off after impact

B1often
Z
🇩🇪German
zusammenkrachen

to crash together or collapse with a loud impact; very forceful and rough

B1often
K
🇩🇪German
kollidieren

to collide, especially in formal or technical contexts; a neutral term for an accident

B1very often
P
🇩🇪German
prallen

to strike and often bounce off; emphasizes impact against a surface or object

B1very often
R
🇩🇪German
rammen

to ram, to hit with force; emphasizes an active and aggressive impact

B1very often
C
🇩🇪German
crashen

a borrowed colloquial form from English; means to crash or break down, but sounds less standard

B1rare word

Advanced: broader words

A
🇩🇪German
abstürzen

to fall down or crash to the ground; more about falling than hitting something

B1very often
A
🇩🇪German
abstürzen lassen

to make something fall or crash down; causative form, not a direct synonym in most contexts

B1rare word
S
🇩🇪German
stoßen

to push, bump into, or strike; more general and usually weaker than crash

B1very often

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Questions about this word

What does zusammenstoßen mean?

to hit something hard and damage it

How do you pronounce zusammenstoßen?

zusammenstoßen is pronounced [ˌtsuzamənˈʃtoːsən].

How is zusammenstoßen used in a sentence?

Two cars crashed into each other yesterday. Translation: Zwei Autos sind gestern zusammengestoßen.

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