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.