zusammen|prallen
Translation
to collide, to clash
Examples
Die beiden Autos sind frontal zusammengeprallt.
The two cars collided head-on.
Ihre unterschiedlichen Meinungen prallten aufeinander.
Their different opinions clashed.
Grammar Patterns
((Subject 1)) and ((Subject 2)) prallen zusammen Subject 1 and Subject 2 collide Die Autos prallten zusammen.
((mit+3)) to collide with sth. Das Auto ist mit einem Baum zusammengeprallt.
Similar Words
Synonyms: kollidieren (to collide), aufeinandertreffen (to clash); Antonyms: ausweichen (to avoid)
Etymology
Composed of 'zusammen' (together) and 'prallen' (to bounce, strike). Literally means 'to strike together'.
Memory Tips
Imagine two things 'prattling' on and on until they inevitably crash 'zusammen' (together).