percuter
/pɛʁ.ky.te/
1.
verbInf1st
to hit
to collide with
to crash into
Sa voiture a percuté le poteau à toute vitesse.
His car crashed into the pole at full speed.
2.
verbInf1st
to realize
to suddenly understand (colloquial)
J'ai mis du temps à percuter qu'il se moquait de moi.
It took me a while to realise he was making fun of me.
