Aufprall

German

Etymology

auf- (on) + Prall (collision). From the back-formation of prallen (to collide), from the preterite tense pralte of Middle High German prellen (to run fast, to collide).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Aufprall m (genitive Aufpralls or Aufpralles, plural Aufpralle, diminutive Aufprällchen n)

  1. impact (the force or energy of a collision of two objects)

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