were encountering
Past progressive conjugation of encounter.
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encounter

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NOUN
(meeting)-el encuentro
Synonyms for encounter
meeting
el encuentro
date
la cita
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to be faced with)-encontrarse
Synonyms for encounter
face up to
afrontar
accost
abordar
come across
encontrar
come up against
tropezar con
come upon
encontrarse con
confront
afrontar
experience
sufrir
happen
de casualidad
have
pasar
hit
tropezar con
run across
toparse con
run into
tropezar con
suffer
sufrir
tackle
abordar
take on
enfrentarse a
undergo
sufrir
Antonyms for encounter
avoid
evitar
escape
escapar de
escape
evadirse
evade
evadir
prevent
prevenir
run away
eludir
NOUN
(confrontation)-el enfrentamiento
Synonyms for encounter
battle
la batalla
combat
el combate
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to stumble upon)-toparse con
Synonyms for encounter
meet
conocer
meet
encontrarse
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