le due automobili si urtarono

bump into, collide with

con un veicolo hit

fig offend

urtare i nervi a qualcuno get on s.o.'s nerves

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urtare v.tr.

1 to knock; to knock against, into (s.o., sthg.); to bump; to bump into, against (s.o., sthg.); to crash into, against (s.o., sthg.); to strike* against (s.o., sthg.); to hit*: lo urtai ed egli cadde, I bumped into (o against) him and he fell down; urtare qlcu. per la strada, to bump into (o to knock against) s.o. in the street; l'auto sbandò e urtò il guardrail, the car went out of control and crashed into the guardrail

2 ( infastidire) to irritate, to vex, to annoy; ( offendere i sentimenti di) to hurt*; to shock, to offend: non urtarlo, don't irritate him; questo rifiuto mi urta molto, this refusal annoys me very much; le sue parole urtarono i sentimenti di suo fratello, his words hurt (o offended) his brother's feelings // il suo modo di parlare mi urta i nervi, his way of speaking gets (o jars) on my nerves

◆ v. intr.

1 to knock; to strike*; to hit*: l'aereo urtò contro la collina, the plane crashed into the hill; la nave urtò contro uno scoglio, the ship hit a rock; urtai contro la seggiola, I bumped into (o against) the chair

2 (fig.) to conflict, to contrast: una conclusione che urta con le premesse, a conclusion that conflicts with the premises.

◘ urtarsi v.intr.pron. to get* cross: si urta per un nonnulla, he gets cross at anything

◆ v.rifl.rec.

1 ( entrare in collisione) to collide, to bump into, against one another: le due automobili si urtarono, the two cars collided; le due navi si urtarono, the two ships collided; all'uscita dallo stadio ci si urta, people bump into one another leaving the football ground

2 (fig.) ( venire a contrasto) to quarrel: si sono urtati per una questione da nulla, they quarrelled over a trivial matter.

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1. vt

1) (persona, ostacolo) to bump into, knock against, (gomito, testa) to knock, bump

2) (irritare) to annoy, irritate

2. vi

(aus avere)

3. vr (urtarsi)

(uso reciproco: scontrarsi) to collide, fig to clash

4. vip (urtarsi)

(irritarsi) to get annoyed, get irritated

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verbo transitivo

1) (scontrarsi con) to bang into [ persona]; to hit*, to knock, to bang into [ oggetto]

2) (ferire) to bruise, to hurt* [persona, sentimenti]

3) (irritare) to irritate, to annoy [ persona]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

verbo pronominale urtarsi

1) (scontrarsi) [ veicoli] to crash

2) (irritarsi) to take* offence, to get* annoyed

3) fig. (entrare in contrasto) to quarrel, to clash ( con with)

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urtare

/ur'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (scontrarsi con) to bang into [ persona]; to hit*, to knock, to bang into [ oggetto]

 2 (ferire) to bruise, to hurt* [persona, sentimenti]; urtare la sensibilità di qcn. to hurt sb.'s feelings

 3 (irritare) to irritate, to annoy [ persona]; urtare i nervi a qcn. to get on sb.'s nerves

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) urtare contro qcs. [ persona] to bang into sth., to bump against sth., to knock into o against sth.; [braccio, testa] to hit sth.

III urtarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (scontrarsi) [ veicoli] to crash

 2 (irritarsi) to take* offence, to get* annoyed

 3 fig. (entrare in contrasto) to quarrel, to clash ( con with).