accrochage

Definitions of accrochage
  1. noun
    a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
    synonyms: accouplement
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    type of:
    mécanisme
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
  2. noun
    a minor short-term fight
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    type of:
    bagare, bataille, combat, lutte
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
  3. noun
    bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
    synonyms: confrontation, differends
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    types:
    contre-courant
    actions counter to the main group activity
    disharmonie, désaccord
    strife resulting from a lack of agreement
    type of:
    bataille, collision, lutte
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
  4. noun
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    synonyms: bataille, collision, conflit, confrontation, corps à corps, papouille
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    concorde
    the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
    type of:
    bataille, lutte
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
  5. noun
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    synonyms: accouplement, cohésion, connexion, jonction, lien, rapport, union
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    bifurcation, carrefour, croisée des chemins
    the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
    jonction, unification
    an act of joining or adjoining things
    attachement, fixation
    the act of fastening things together
    mise à la masse, mise à la terre, prise de masse, prise de terre
    fastening electrical equipment to earth
    type of:
    changement d'intégrité
    the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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