Passé composé je conjugation of se heurter.
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se heurter
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun (e.g., se lever).
a. to bump into
Veillez à ne pas vous heurter aux équipements de sécurité en circulant dans ce passage étroit.Be careful not to bump into the safety equipment while walking through this narrow passage.
a. to bump into each other
Nos enfants se sont heurtés en jouant.Our children bumped into each other while playing.
b. to bump into one another
Les policiers cherchent à comprendre comment les voitures ont pu se heurter.The police are trying to understand how the cars ended up bumping into one another.
c. to run into each other
Le match a été interrompu pendant quelques minutes après que deux joueurs se sont heurtés de plein fouet.The game was stopped for a few minutes after two players ran straight into each other.
d. to run into one another
Dans la précipitation, plusieurs cyclistes se sont heurtés au carrefour.In the rush, several cyclists ran into one another at the intersection.
3. (figurative) (to be confronted; used with "à")
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to meet with
En démarrant ce projet, Coline s'est heurtée à plusieurs obstacles.When starting this project, Coline met with several obstacles.
b. to encounter
Je ne pensais pas que je devrais me heurter à tant de refus.I didn't think I'd have to encounter so many rejections.
c. to come up against
Après son discours, le maire s'est heurté à des questions difficiles.After his speech, the mayor came up against tough questions.
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Indicative of "se heurter"
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