me encontré con

I met

I ran into

me encontré con(meh ehng-kohn-treh kohn)

phrase

1. (I got together with; first person singular)

a. I met

¿Qué hiciste ayer? - Me encontré con mis amigos y fuimos al cine.

What did you do yesterday? - I met my friends and we went to the movies.

2. (I met unexpectedly; first person singular)

a. I ran into

Me encontré con Marga en el centro y me dio recuerdos para ti.

I ran into Marga downtown and she sends her regards.

b. I bumped into

Yo estaba de baja por enfermedad y me encontré con mi jefe en una fiesta. Me despidió, claro.

I was on sick leave and bumped into my boss at a party. He fired me, of course.

c. I came up against

Cuando intenté poner el proyecto en marcha, me encontré con muchos obstáculos.

When I tried to set the project in motion, I came up against a lot of obstacles.

d.

no direct translation

Me encontré con muchos problemas por decir la verdad. De haberlo sabido, me hubiera callado.

I found myself in a lot of trouble for telling the truth. If I had known, I would have kept quiet.

En mi vida me encontré con mucha gente buena.

I've met a lot of good people in my life.

3. (I discovered; first person singular)

a. I found

Fui a hacerme una ensalada y me encontré con que no tenía tomates.

I was going to make myself a salad and I found I didn't have any tomatoes.

b. I came across

Estaba ordenando mi armario y me encontré con este vestido que no recuerdo haber comprado.

I was tidying up my closet and came across this dress I don't remember buying.