have been encountering
Present perfect progressiveconjugation ofencounter.There are other translations for this conjugation.

encounter

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).
noun
a. el encuentro
(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).
(M)
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) 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).
(M)
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.).
transitive verb
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.
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