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"Meeting" is a form of "meeting", a noun which is often translated as "la reunión". "Encounter" is a noun which is often translated as "el encuentro". Learn more about the difference between "meeting" and "encounter" below.
meeting(
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (assembly)
a. la reunión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We are holding a very important meeting this afternoon.Vamos a celebrar una reunión muy importante esta tarde.
2. (encounter)
a. el encuentro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I knew we wouldn't get along from our first meeting.Supe que no nos llevaríamos desde nuestro primer encuentro.
b. la cita (F) (prearranged)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I scheduled a meeting with my financial advisor to discuss my assets.Acordé una cita con mi asesor financiero para hablar sobre mis activos.
3. (junction)
a. la confluencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The leaders met at the meeting of their two lands.Los líderes se encontraron en la confluencia de sus dos tierras.
encounter(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (meeting)
a. el encuentro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I had my first encounter with the professor five years ago.Tuve mi primer encuentro con el profesor hace cinco años.
a. el enfrentamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Few ships survived an encounter with that submarine.Pocas naves sobrevivieron a un enfrentamiento con aquel submarino.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. encontrarse
What are the difficulties we are going to encounter on our journey?¿Qué dificultades nos encontraremos en el viaje?
b. encontrarse con
When I worked as a security guard, I rarely encountered any problems.Cuando trabajé de guardia de seguridad, raras veces me encontré con algún problema.
a. toparse con
I'm sorry that I'm not going to your party. I just don't want to encounter my ex.Siento no ir a tu fiesta. Es que no quiero toparme con mi ex.
