How to Say "Collision" in Spanish

colisión

/koliˈsjon/feminine

The Spanish word for collision is colisión.

colisión refers to an instance of colliding. You can use the specific term colisión frontal to refer to a head-on collision.

Meaning: instance of colliding (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of colisión is colisiones.

/koliˈsjon/

In some Latin American countries, the verb chocar can be used reflexively as chocarse to describe a sudden realization or a surprising encounter with someone. This is far removed from the violent image of a colisión.
The word choque is used to describe a 'collision' of emotions or personalities, such as choque cultural for culture shock. In these cases, the word describes a clash of values rather than a physical impact.
In a legal or insurance context in many Spanish-speaking countries, you might hear the term siniestro used to describe the whole accident resulting from a colisión.

El coche explotó unos momentos después de la colisión.
The car exploded a few moments after the collision.
This sentence shows the use of colisión in the context of a car accident.
Tatoeba #1200418 by cueyayotl, translation #1199191 by CK
La Vía Láctea y la galaxia de Andrómeda están en rumbo de colisión.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are on a collision course.
This sentence shows the use of colisión when describing galaxies on a collision course.
Tatoeba #10060969 by manufrutos, translation #8655767 by Hybrid
El Himalaya se formó por la colisión de las placas tectónicas de la India y Eurasia hace alrededor de 50 millones de años.
The Himalayas were formed by the collision of the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia about 50 million years ago.
This sentence shows the use of colisión regarding the movement of tectonic plates.
Tatoeba #3033131 by hayastan, translation #3016785 by patgfisher
El choque causó daños considerables en ambos vehículos.
The collision caused significant damage to both vehicles.
Hubo un accidente entre dos automóviles en la intersección.
There was a collision between two cars at the intersection.
La colisión frontal resultó en múltiples lesiones.
The head-on collision resulted in multiple injuries.
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Two people are discussing a traffic accident they saw on the news.

Sofía

Sofía, ¿viste la noticia sobre la colisión en la autopista?
Sofía, did you see the news about the collision on the highway?
Mateo

Sí, Mateo. Parece que fue una colisión muy fuerte.
Yes, Mateo. It looks like it was a very strong collision.
Sofía

Afortunadamente, no hubo heridos graves en la colisión.
Fortunately, there were no serious injuries in the collision.
Mateo

Qué suerte. Espero que todos estén bien.
How lucky. I hope everyone is okay.

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