encontrar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
encontrar⇒ vtr (hallar algo)find⇒ vtr
  (informal)come across vtr phrasal insep
 Los buzos encontraron un tesoro en el pecio.
 The divers found a treasure in the wreckage of the ship.
encontrar vtr (descubrir algo)discover⇒ vtr
  spot⇒ vtr
  (obstacle, difficulty)encounter⇒ vtr
 Los científicos encontraron una vacuna contra la malaria.
 The scientists discovered a vaccine against malaria.
encontrar vtr (ver: personas)meet⇒ vtr
 Encontré a tu hermano en el cine.
 I met your brother at the cinema.
encontrarse algo v prnl (hallar por casualidad) (by chance)find⇒ vtr
  (by chance)come across, come upon, stumble upon vtr phrasal insep
 El pequeño se encontró un billete de cien pesos en el suelo.
 The little boy found a one-hundred peso note on the ground.
encontrarse con alguien v prnl + prep (toparse con alguien)bump into [sb], run into [sb] vtr phrasal insep
 Hoy me encontré con mi exnovio en el supermercado; estaba con una rubia guapísima.
 I bumped into (or: ran into) my ex-boyfriend at the supermarket today. He was with a very beautiful blonde girl.
encontrarse⇒ v prnl (unir, converger)meet⇒ vi
  (formal)merge⇒, converge⇒ vi
 Las líneas secantes se encuentran en un punto.
 The intersecting lines meet at a single point.
encontrarse v prnl (hallarse)find yourself v expr
  be v expr
  be⇒ vi
 Los refugiados se encuentran en una situación desesperada.
 The refugees find themselves in a desperate situation.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
encontrar la horma de su zapato expr coloquial (encontrar rival de nivel)meet your match v expr
  find the perfect match v expr
  (romantic)find the ideal mate v expr
 Siempre se salía con la suya pero, esta vez, ha encontrado la horma de su zapato.
 He always used to get his own way, but this time he has met his match.
encontrar interesante que,
encontrar interesante que se haga algo loc verb		 (juzgar importante)find it interesting that v expr
Note: Se construye con subjuntivo.
 Encuentro interesante que conviertan el aire en electricidad.
 I find it interesting that wind can be converted into electricity.
encontrar la forma de,
encontrar la manera de loc verb + prep		 (hallar un modo para) (with gerund)find a way of v expr
  (with infinitive)find a way to v expr
 El gato encontró la forma de abrir la alacena para robar comida.
 The cat found a way of opening the pantry to steal food.
encontrar la muerte loc verb (morir)meet your death v expr
  (colloquial)meet your maker v expr
  die⇒ vi
 Por desgracia, las jóvenes encontraron la muerte en su viaje al extranjero.
 Unfortunately, the young women met their death on their trip abroad.
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'encontrar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
acertar - apañar - aparecer - arreglar - buscar a - colocar - concebir - dar - de sopetón - descubrir - detección temprana - detector - detector de metales - encontradizo - encontrar alguien la horma de su zapato - hacerse un hueco - hallar - ingeniar - juego de pistas - localizable - localizar el paradero - no tener pérdida - objetos perdidos - pescar - reencontrar - topar - toparse con algo - tropezar - ubicar
English:
discover - fish up - hunt down - hunt up - light on - spy out - strike - stumble on - trace - come by - rout out - dig out - happen on - locate - meet with - unearth - carve out a niche - cast about - catch - chance on - chase up - detect - dig - draw a parallel between - encounter - ferret out - find - find a job - find a way - find guilty - find not guilty - find solace - find the answer - find the key - find time - find true love - find your groove - find your level - find your niche - get a foothold - get a job - get ahold of - get around to - get round to - hard to come by - hard to find - have a thing for - hunt out - let off - lonely heart


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