run into

chocar con

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run into(

ruhn

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to collide with)

a. chocar con

Clay jumped the red light and ran into a taxi.Clay pasó con el semáforo en rojo y chocó con un taxi.

b. chocar contra

He turned around to wave, while continuing to walk, and ran into a pole.Volteó para saludar, sin dejar de caminar, y chocó contra un poste.

c. chocar

Two cars ran into each other on the street in front of my house.Dos coches chocaron en la calle frente a mi casa.

2. (to meet by chance)

a. tropezarse con

I ran into a friend from Hawaii when I was traveling through Nicaragua.Me tropecé con una amiga de Hawai cuando estaba viajando por Nicaragua.

b. toparse con

Guess who I ran into today?¿A que no adivinas con quién me topé hoy?

c. encontrarse con

I work in the same building as Vera, but I've never run into her.Trabajo en el mismo edificio que Vera, pero aún no me he encontrado con ella.

3. (to encounter)

a. tropezar con

The program, while well intentioned, ran into opposition from many people.El programa, aunque bien intencionado, tropezó con la oposición de muchas personas.

b. encontrarse con

They ran into a dust storm while crossing the desert.Se encontraron con una tormenta de polvo al atravesar el desierto.

c. toparse con

The proposal to buy 80% of the company ran into trouble with the finance committee.La propuesta de comprar el 80% de la compañía se topó con problemas en el comité de finanzas.

4. (to amount to)

a. ascender a

At this rate the total cost of repairing the building will run into the millions.A este paso el costo total de la reparación del edifició ascenderá a millones.

run into

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (collide with)

a. chocar con or contra

to r into difficultiestropezar con problemas

2. (meet by chance)

a. encontrarse con

run into

intransitive verb

1 (encounter) [+person] tropezar con; encontrarse con; [+problems] tropezar con

to run into debt contraer deudas; endeudarse

to run into difficulties

the negotiations have run into difficulties ha habido dificultades que han entorpecido or obstaculizado las negociaciones