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1 encontrarse
1 (estar) to be2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet3 (dificultades) to run into4 (chocar) to collide5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be* * *1) to meet2) be, feel3) clash* * *VPR1) (=descubrir) to find¿qué te has encontrado? — what have you found?
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encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door lockedencontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance
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encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol•
encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself2) (=coincidir) to meeteste es el punto en el que se encuentran las dos calles — this is the point where the two streets meet
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encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sbme encontré con Isabel en el supermercado — I ran into o met Isabel in the supermarket
me lo encontré por la calle de casualidad — I ran into o bumped into him in the street by chance
nos encontramos con muchos problemas en la escalada — we encountered o ran into o came up against a lot of problems during the ascent
3) (=quedar citados) to meet¿nos encontramos en el aeropuerto? — shall we meet at the airport?
4) (=chocar) [vehículos] to crash, collide; [opiniones] to clashal tomar la curva se encontró de frente con el camión — he collided head-on with the lorry when he went round the bend
5) (=estar) to beel ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre
este cuadro se encuentra entre los más famosos de Goya — this picture is one of Goya's most famous ones, this picture is amongst Goya's most famous ones
6) [de salud] (=estar) to be; (=sentirse) to feel¿te encuentras mejor? — are you feeling better?
me encuentro mal — I feel ill, I don't feel very well
* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex. Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex. The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex. We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex. Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
Ex: The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex: Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex: The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex: Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *
■encontrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tropezarse) (con alguien) to meet: me encontré con María en la parada del autobús, I met María at the bus stop
(con una oposición) to come up against
2 (sentirse) to feel, be: se encuentra muy sola, she feels very lonely
3 (hallarse) to be: se encuentra en la cima del monte, it's at the top of the mountain
4 (descubrir) to discover: te encontrarás con que no tienes amigos, you'll discover you have no friends
' encontrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- coincidir
- cruzarse
- disgusto
- hallar
- hallarse
- salsa
- tropezarse
- encontrar
- reunir
- toparse
- tropezar
- ver
English:
come across
- encounter
- find
- grim
- lie
- meet
- meet up
- occur
- rendezvous
- rotten
- run across
- stand
- arrange
- come
- danger
- half-way
- off
- run
* * *vpr1. [estar] to be;se encuentra en París she's in Paris;¿dónde se encuentra la Oficina de Turismo? where's the Tourist Information Office?;Méxel Sr. López no se encuentra Mr López isn't in;entre los supervivientes se encuentran dos bebés two babies are amongst the survivors;varias ciudades, entre las que se encuentra Buenos Aires several cities, including Buenos Aires2. [de ánimo, salud] to feel;¿qué tal te encuentras? how are you feeling?;no se encuentra muy bien she isn't very well;no me encuentro con ganas de salir I don't feel like going out;el médico ha dicho que se encuentra fuera de peligro the doctor said she's out of danger3. [descubrir] to find;me he encontrado un reloj I've found a watch;encontrarse con que: fui a visitarle y me encontré con que ya no vivía allí I went to visit him only to discover that he no longer lived there;nos encontramos con que no quedaba comida we found that there was no food leftme encontré con Juan I ran into o met Juan5. [reunirse] to meet;¿dónde nos encontraremos? where shall we meet?;quedaron en encontrarse a la salida del cine they arranged to meet outside the cinema6. [chocar] to collide;los dos trenes se encontraron con violencia the two trains were involved in a violent collision* * *v/r1 ( reunirse) meet;encontrarse con alguien meet s.o., run into s.o.2 ( estar) be;me encuentro bien I’m fine, I feel fine* * *vr1) reunirse: to meet2) : to clash, to conflict3) : to besu abuelo se encuentra mejor: her grandfather is doing better* * *encontrarse vb3. (hallarse) to be -
2 encontrarse en
v.1 to be in, to find oneself in.Se vieron en problemas They were in trouble.2 to be found in.3 to meet in, to see each other in.* * *(v.) = lie (in), be based atEx. The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool.Ex. The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).* * *(v.) = lie (in), be based atEx: The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool.
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3 encontrarse
• find one's way out of• find oneself a home -
4 encontrarse en
• find oneself• find oneself in a fix -
5 encontrarse de
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6 encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo
encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algoto feel like doing somethingSpanish-English dictionary > encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo
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7 encontrarse a gusto
(v.) = be at easeEx. In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.* * *(v.) = be at easeEx: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.
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8 encontrarse ante un reto
= in the face of + challengeEx. In the face of these challenges, developing nations start from a position of weakness, based on low levels of capital formation and rapid population growth.* * *= in the face of + challengeEx: In the face of these challenges, developing nations start from a position of weakness, based on low levels of capital formation and rapid population growth.
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9 encontrarse cara a cara
(v.) = come + face to faceEx. If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.* * *(v.) = come + face to faceEx: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
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10 encontrarse con
v.1 to come across, to meet, to come right across, to fall in with.María se encontró con Ricardo Mary came across Richard.2 to bump into, to hit, to hit upon.3 to come up against, to encounter, to come across, to hit on.Ella se encontró con la evidencia She came across the evidence.María se encontró con una tragedia Mary came up against a tragedy.4 to come up against, to face, to find.María se encontró con una tragedia Mary came up against a tragedy.* * *(v.) = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + pathEx. Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians.Ex. If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Ex. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.* * *(v.) = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + pathEx: Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.Ex: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path. -
11 encontrarse con dificultades
(v.) = run up against + difficultiesEx. Traditional logic-based approaches to legal expert systems run up against difficulties when dealing with conflicts about the rules themselves.* * *(v.) = run up against + difficultiesEx: Traditional logic-based approaches to legal expert systems run up against difficulties when dealing with conflicts about the rules themselves.
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12 encontrarse con problemas
(v.) = run into + troubleEx. Unless the librarian is alert enough to detect this, either immediately or during the subsequent conversation, he will run into trouble.* * *(v.) = run into + troubleEx: Unless the librarian is alert enough to detect this, either immediately or during the subsequent conversation, he will run into trouble.
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13 encontrarse con sorpresas
(v.) = encounter + surprisesEx. Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.* * *(v.) = encounter + surprisesEx: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
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14 encontrarse con un obstáculo
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15 encontrarse con un problema
(v.) = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problemEx. The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories.Ex. These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems.Ex. The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.* * *(v.) = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problemEx: The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories.
Ex: These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems.Ex: The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you. -
16 encontrarse con una barrera
(v.) = face + barrierEx. The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.* * *(v.) = face + barrierEx: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
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17 encontrarse con una limitación
(v.) = face + limitationEx. The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.* * *(v.) = face + limitationEx: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
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18 encontrarse con una situación
(v.) = come across + situation, meet + situationEx. This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.Ex. In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.* * *(v.) = come across + situation, meet + situationEx: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
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19 encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable
(v.) = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakeningEx. A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources.Ex. The incoherence of the existing norms still protects each of us in our individual spheres, but we might be in for a rude awakening.* * *(v.) = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakeningEx: A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources.
Ex: The incoherence of the existing norms still protects each of us in our individual spheres, but we might be in for a rude awakening.Spanish-English dictionary > encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable
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20 encontrarse con una traba
(v.) = face + limitation, face + barrierEx. The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.Ex. The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.* * *(v.) = face + limitation, face + barrierEx: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
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