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conflict
English
Etymology
From Latin conflictus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).
Pronunciation
- Noun
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k?n.fl?kt/
- (US) enPR: k?n'fl?kt, IPA(key): /?k?n.fl?kt/
- Verb
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?fl?kt/
- (US) enPR: k?nfl?kt', k?n'fl?kt, IPA(key): /k?n?fl?kt/, /?k?n.fl?kt/
Noun
conflict (countable and uncountable, plural conflicts)
- A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
- An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
conflict (third-person singular simple present conflicts, present participle conflicting, simple past and past participle conflicted)
- (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
- (intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
- Your conference call conflicts with my older one: please reschedule.
- It appears that our schedules conflict.
Derived terms
- conflicted
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “conflict”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- conflict at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?nfl?ctus, past participle of confligere (“to strike together”), from com- (“together”) (a form of con-) + fligere (“to strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?fl?kt/
- Hyphenation: con?flict
- Rhymes: -?kt
Noun
conflict n (plural conflicten, diminutive conflictje n)
- A conflict, clash or dispute
Derived terms
- belangenconflict
- conflictdiamant
- conflicthaard
- conflictmineraal
- conflictsituatie
- conflictstof
Related terms
- conflictueus
Descendants
- Afrikaans: konflik
- ? Indonesian: konflik
- ? West Frisian: konflikt
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin conflictus
Noun
conflict n (plural conflicte)
- conflict
Declension
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flic
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /fl?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
- Homophone: flick
Etymology 1
From flick in the cinematographic sense.
Noun
flic (plural flics)
- (computing) A data file containing computer animations.
Etymology 2
From French flic (“cop, policeman”).
Noun
flic (plural flics)
- (informal, slang) A French policeman.
French
Etymology
From earlier flique, probably a borrowing of German Flick, German criminal slang for "young man".
Alternatively, from earlier fligue, short for earlier fligman, a borrowing of German Fliege (“policeman”, literally “fly”). More at English fly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flik/
Noun
flic m (plural flics)
- (slang, derogatory) copper, pig, rozzer; (police officer)
Synonyms
- keuf (verlan)
Derived terms
- fliquer
- fliqueur
Further reading
- “flic” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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