encontrarse con

to meet with

to find

encontrarse con(ehng-kohn-trahr-seh kohn)

pronominal verb phrase

1. (to get together)

a. to meet with

Encontrarse con amigos nunca es mala idea.

Meeting with friends is never a bad idea.

2. (to discover)

a. to find

Al levantarse, se encontró con que se había quedado sin café.

When he got up, he found he had run out of coffee.

Cuando llegué a casa, me encontré con un desorden tremendo.

When I arrived home, I found a huge mess.

b. to come across

Revisando unos cajones, me encontré con dinero que no recordaba tener ahí.

Rummaging through my drawers, I came across some money I didn't remember I had there.

3. (to meet unexpectedly)

a. to run into

(colloquial)

Ayer me encontré con Carlos mientras caminaba por el parque.

Yesterday, I ran into Carlos while I was walking in the park.

b. to encounter

Te encontrarás con muchos obstáculos en el camino, pero no abandones.

You'll encounter many obstacles along the road, but don't give up.

c. to bump into

¿A que no sabés con quién me encontré hoy?

Guess who I bumped into today?

encontrar con

transitive verb phrase

4. (to discover)

a. to find ... with

Me resulta difícil encontrar con quién ir al cine porque a nadie le gustan las películas que me gustan a mí.

It's hard for me to find someone to go to the movies with because nobody likes the movies I like.

Se divorció de su esposo porque lo encontró con otra mujer en la cama.

She divorced her husband because she found him with another woman in bed.