What does encuentro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word encuentro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use encuentro in Spanish.

The word encuentro in Spanish means meeting, encounter, game, match, find, discover, meet, find, bump into , run into, meet, find yourself, youth gathering, youth meeting, go to meet, meeting place, meet, find, meet with, go out and look for , go out and look for. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word encuentro

meeting, encounter

nombre masculino (acción de verse o encontrarse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El encuentro casual de los amigos tuvo lugar a la salida del cine.
The casual encounter took place at the exit of the cinema.

game, match

nombre masculino (deportes: partido)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El encuentro entre el Real Madrid y el Barcelona llenó el estadio.
The stadium was full for the match (or: game) between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

find

verbo transitivo (hallar algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los buzos encontraron un tesoro en el pecio.
The divers found a treasure in the wreckage of the ship.

discover

verbo transitivo (descubrir algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los científicos encontraron una vacuna contra la malaria.
The scientists discovered a vaccine against malaria.

meet

verbo transitivo (ver: personas) (planned)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Encontré a tu hermano en el cine.
I met your brother at the cinema.

find

verbo pronominal (hallar por casualidad) (by chance)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El pequeño se encontró un billete de cien pesos en el suelo.
The little boy found a one-hundred peso note on the ground.

bump into , run into

(toparse con alguien)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Hoy me encontré con mi exnovio en el supermercado; estaba con una rubia guapísima.
I bumped into my ex-boyfriend at the supermarket today. He was with a very beautiful blonde girl.

meet

verbo pronominal (unir, converger)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Las líneas secantes se encuentran en un punto.
The intersecting lines meet at a single point.

find yourself

verbo pronominal (hallarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los refugiados se encuentran en una situación desesperada.
The refugees find themselves in a desperate situation.

youth gathering, youth meeting

(reunión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los jóvenes expresaron sus inquietudes sobre el futuro en el encuentro juvenil.
The young people expressed their concerns about the future at the youth meeting (or: youth gathering).

go to meet

locución verbal (buscar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pablo fue al encuentro de María.
Pablo went to meet Maria.

meeting place

locución nominal masculina (sitio de cita)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esta cafetería es el lugar de encuentro favorito de los adolescentes.
This café is the most popular meeting place for teenagers.

meet

(saludar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Llegué a la fiesta y el anfitrión salió a mi encuentro.

find

locución verbal (buscarle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Él no busca problemas; los problemas salen a su encuentro.

meet with

(recibir a)

El anfitrión sale al encuentro de los invitados.

go out and look for , go out and look for

(buscar algo o a alguien)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Sal al encuentro de las oportunidades!

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