What does heurter in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word heurter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use heurter in French.

The word heurter in French means hit, hurt, collide with each other, collide with one another, collide with, meet with, collide. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word heurter

hit

verbe transitif (entrer en collision)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La voiture a heurté le camion au carrefour.
The car hit the truck at the intersection.

hurt

verbe transitif (blesser) (emotionally)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Par sa remarque, Marc a heurté les sentiments de sa fiancée.
Mark hurt his fiancée's feelings with his comment.

collide with each other, collide with one another

verbe pronominal (entrer en collision)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les deux personnes se sont heurtées en descendant du train.
The two individuals bumped into each other getting off the train.

collide with

(entrer en collision avec)

Je me suis heurté contre un arbre.
I ran into a tree.

meet with

(rencontrer, avoir à surmonter)

J'ai voulu prendre mon mercredi mais je me suis heurté à un refus.
I wanted to take Wednesday off, but I met with a refusal.

collide

verbe pronominal (littéraire (se heurter l'un l'autre)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
De sombres idées s'entre-heurtaient dans sa tête.
All sorts of gloomy ideas were colliding in her head.

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