el encuentro
meeting · reunion · match
Es cuando dos o más personas se ven en un mismo lugar, ya sea por casualidad o porque lo planearon.
Definition & meaning
The word encuentro is a versatile noun in Spanish that refers to several related concepts:
- Meeting or encounter: A scheduled or chance meeting between two or more people.
- Clash or collision: A physical impact between objects or people, or a figurative confrontation (such as a disagreement or a conflict).
- Sports match: Often used to describe a game or competition between two teams.
- Anatomy: In some contexts, it can refer to the juncture or point where two things join together.
Grammar & Word origin
- Grammar: It is a masculine noun. It is also the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb encontrar , meaning "I find" or "I meet."
- Word origin: It derives from the verb encontrar, which comes from the Vulgar Latin incontrare, formed by the prefix in- (in) and contra (against/facing). Essentially, it implies coming "face to face" with something or someone.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms:
- Reunión (meeting)
- Cita (appointment/date)
- Choque (collision/clash)
- Partido (match/game)
- Confrontación (confrontation)
Antonyms:
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Examples
Mañana hay un encuentro muy importante.noun
Tomorrow there is a very important meeting.
El encuentro será mañana a las 5.noun
The meeting will be tomorrow at 5.
El encuentro con mis amigos fue divertido.noun
The meeting with my friends was fun.
Tengo un encuentro con mis amigos.noun
I have a meeting with my friends.
Iré al encuentro de excompañeros.noun
I will go to the reunion of former classmates.
Los encuentros deportivos terminaron al anochecer.noun
The sports matches ended at dusk.
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