La Palabra Del Dia: "topar"
topar ( toh-pahr' )
verb ( to run into, to bump into )
There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. Daniel topó con Adriana en el centro comercial.
Daniel ran into Adriana in the shopping mall.
2. El proyecto terminó fracasando porque topó con contratiempos inesperados.
The project ultimately failed because it ran into unexpected setbacks.
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Argentina vs Switzerland
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I'm afraid we will run into a problem if we get much closer to them.
Tengo miedo que nos toparemos un problema si nos acercamos más a ellos.
Electricidad se interrumpió después de que un coche se topó un poste eléctrico.
Power was interrupted after a car ran into an electric pole.
I always seem to bump into a familiar face at the supermarket.
Siempre me encuentro en una cara conocida en el supermercado.
Caminar en la selva tropical ten cuidado de topar con los monos.
Walking in the rainforest beware of bumping into monkeys.
I believe it was a little bit more than just bumping into Giorgio Chiellini.
Creo que fue algo más que simplemente toparse con Giorgio Chiellini.
Juan topó con un jaguar en la selva y estaba tan asustado que dejó su mapa y su brújula y huyó. Fue en ese momento cuando se perdió.
Juan bumped into a jaguar in the jungle and he got such a fright he dropped his map and his compass and fled. It was in that moment that he got lost.
Me topé con un hombre quien conocía a mis hermanos menores cuando estaban jovenes.
I ran into a man who knew my little brothers when they were young.
El ladrón robó la bicicleta, pero no tenia suerte porque se topó con el dueño en el primer cruce.
The thief stole the bicycle, but he was unlucky because he bumped into the owner at the first intersection.
Ayer María topó con su ex novio en un supermercado. Fue embarazoso.
Yesterday María ran into her ex-boyfriend at a supermarket. It was embarrassing.
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¡Adivina con quien topé hoy!
Guess who I bumped into today!
Cuando éramos niños una de nuestras distracciones fue topar con los coches del parque de atracciones.
When we were children, one of our distractions was bumping with the amusement park cars.
Sometimes when I run into someone I haven't seen for a long time, I'm embarrassed because I don't remember their name.
A veces, cuando topo a alguien que no he visto desde hace mucho tiempo, estoy avergonzado porque no puedo recordar su nombre.
I hate when I run into problems with the decisions that I make.
Odio cuando topo con problemas con las decisiones que hago.
El cuerno de chiva es algo que no quieres topar.
The goat's horn is something you don't want to bump into.
En los campeones, dos equipos Europeos se vuelven a topar con el uno del otro.
In the championships, two European teams clash with each other.
