me+lo+encontré+en+la+calle

• calle abajo — down the street

• calle arriba — up the street

calle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —

calle ciega Ven, Col —

calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac

calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —

calle de una sola vía Col —

calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street

calle residencial — residential street ( with low speed limit and priority for pedestrians)

se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by

• irse a la calle — to go out, go outside

• salir a la calle — (=persona) to go outside; (=disco, publicación) to come out

llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days

iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.

• encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door locked

encontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance

• encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol

• encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

• encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sb

• encontrarse con — [+ persona] to run into, meet; [+ obstáculo, dificultad] to run into, encounter

me 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

el ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre

• encontrarse bien — to be well

• encontrarse mal — to feel ill

Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.

• a la salida, te esperaremos a la salida — we'll wait for you on the way out

• dar salida a, el pasillo que da salida a la pista de tenis — the passageway which leads out (on)to the tennis court

necesitaba dar salida a su creatividad — he needed to give expression to o find an outlet for his creativity

• puerta de salida — exit door

• precio de salida — [de objeto subastado] starting price; [de acciones] offer price

¿dónde está la salida? — where's the exit o the way out?

salida — [encima de la puerta] exit; [en el pasillo] way out, exit

• tener salida a algo, nuestro edificio tiene salida a las dos calles — our building has access onto both streets

me controlaban mucho las salidas por la noche — they kept tight control of my nights out o my going out at night

Palmer tuvo una mala salida del tee — (Golf) Palmer played a poor tee shot

• dar la salida — to give the starting signal

es el encargado de dar la salida a la carrera — he is the one who starts the race o gives the starting signal for the race

• tomar la salida — (=empezar) to start the race; (=participar) to take part, compete

no le quedaba otra salida que la dimisión — she had no alternative o option but to resign

salida de bombero Esp —

¡vaya salidas de bombero que tuvo! — he dropped some real clangers! *

salida de tono, fue una salida de tono — it was inappropriate o uncalled-for

• dar salida a, dar salida a los excedentes agrícolas — to find an outlet for surplus produce

• tener salida — to sell well

esa carrera no tiene apenas salidas — there are very few openings o job opportunities for someone with that degree

salida de baño — Cono Sur [en casa] bathrobe; [en playa, piscina] beach robe

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

ha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job

no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list

• encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth

hasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

allí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there

encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)

la crisis en que nos encontramos — the crisis in which we find ourselves (frml)

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.