| Principales traductions |
| rencontre nf | (fait de rencontrer) | meeting n |
| | (short) | encounter n |
| | Cette rencontre avec son ex-petite amie le mit mal à l'aise. |
| | Je me souviens très bien de notre rencontre, c'était chez Richard et Sabrina. |
| | I remember our meeting well; it was at Richard and Sabrina's. |
| | The encounter with his ex-girlfriend left him feeling awkward. |
| rencontre nf | (entrevue) | meeting n |
| | Le Premier ministre français a prévu une rencontre avec le Chancelier allemand pour discuter de plusieurs sujets. |
| | The French Prime Minister has planned a meeting with the German Chancellor to discuss a number of matters. |
| rencontre nf | (compétition) | match n |
| | (athletics: UK) | meeting n |
| | (athletics: US) | meet n |
| | Il y a une rencontre de foot demain. |
| | There is a soccer match tomorrow. |
| rencontre nf | (entrée en contact) | meeting n |
| | (for rivers) | confluence n |
| | (for roads, rails) | junction n |
| | La rencontre de ces deux cours d'eau crée le plus grand fleuve du monde. |
| | The meeting of these two waterways creates the largest river in the world. |
| Principales traductions |
| rencontrer⇒ vtr | (se trouver en présence de) | meet⇒ vtr |
| | | run into [sb], come across [sb] vtr phrasal insep |
| | Ce matin, j'ai rencontré Pierre au marché. |
| | This morning, I met Peter in the market. |
| rencontrer vtr | (voir [qqn] une 1re fois) | meet⇒ vtr |
| | | be introduced to [sb] v expr |
| | J'ai rencontré Marie à une exposition de peinture. |
| | I met Marie at a painting exhibition. |
| rencontrer vtr | (s'entretenir avec [qqn]) | meet⇒ vtr |
| | | have a meeting with expr |
| | Le président rencontre la chancelière la semaine prochaine. |
| | The president is meeting the prime minister next week. |
| rencontrer vtr | (provoquer, induire [qch]) | meet with [sth] vi + prep |
| | | receive⇒ vtr |
| | Sarah ne rencontre guère de soutien pour son projet. |
| | Sarah is receiving hardly any support for her project. |
| rencontrer vtr | (Sports : avoir pour adversaire) | play⇒, meet⇒ vtr |
| | | play against [sb] vi + prep |
| | (combat sports) | fight⇒ vtr |
| Note: "meet" is generally only used when talking about two teams as third parties: Tomorrow England will meet France for the first time since last year's Six Nations. |
| | Nous rencontrerons l'équipe de Limoges la semaine prochaine. |
| | We are playing the team from Limoges next week. |
| se rencontrer⇒ v pron | (se trouver au même endroit en même temps) | meet⇒ vi |
| | Nous nous sommes rencontrées à l'aéroport. |
| | We met at the airport. |
| se rencontrer v pron | (faire connaissance) | meet⇒ vi |
| | | meet each other, meet one another vtr + refl |
| | - Alors, comment vous êtes-vous rencontrés ? - Nous nous sommes rencontrés chez Pierre. |
| | "So, how did you meet?" "We met at Peter's." |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| rencontrer vtr | (trouver) | come across vtr phrasal insep |
| | (slightly formal) | encounter⇒ vtr |
| | Pouvoir vous parler est une occasion comme on en rencontre peu. |
| | Being able to talk to you is an opportunity that one rarely comes across. |
| rencontrer vtr | figuré (percuter violemment) | hit⇒, strike⇒ vtr |
| | | collide with [sth] vi + prep |
| | | run into [sth] vi + prep |
| | L'automobiliste a raté le virage et rencontré le mur. |
| | The driver missed the turn and hit the wall. |
| se rencontrer⇒ v pron | (confluer) | meet⇒, join⇒ vi |
| | | come together vi + adv |
| | La Loire et l'Allier se rencontrent au Bec d'Allier. |
| | The Loire and the Allier come together at Cape Allier. |
| se rencontrer v pron | (entrer en collision) | collide⇒ vi |
| | | hit each other, hit one another vtr + refl |
| | Les deux camions se sont rencontrés dans un virage. |
| | The two trucks collided at a curve in the road. |
| se rencontrer v pron | (survenir, arriver) (object as subject) | occur⇒, arise⇒ vi |
| | (object as subject) | crop up vi phrasal |
| | (person as subject) | encounter⇒ vtr |
| | (person as subject, informal) | run into [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | S'il se rencontre un problème, venez m'en parler. |
| | If any problems crop up, come and speak to me. |
| | If you encounter any problems, come and speak to me. |