Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Rencontrait (en. Met)

    /ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To encounter someone or something by chance.
    He often encountered friends on the street.
    Il rencontrait souvent des amis dans la rue.
    To reunite with a person after a separation.
    She met her former teacher at the café.
    Elle rencontrait son ancien professeur au café.
    To get to know.
    He was meeting his in-laws for the first time.
    Il rencontrait pour la première fois sa belle-famille.

    Etymology

    Comes from the Latin 'recontraire', which means 'to meet'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to make an encounter
    To have an unexpected encounter or acquaintance.
    faire une rencontre
    to meet
    To be introduced to someone.
    faire la rencontre de
    chance encounter
    Meet by chance.
    rencontre fortuite

    Related Words

    encounter
    Event where two people see each other.
    rencontre
    to encounter
    Action of crossing paths or seeing each other.
    rencontrer
    meetable
    Who can be met.
    rencontrable

    Slang Meanings

    To meet someone for a romantic date.
    They met for a date.
    Ils se sont rencontrés pour un date.
    To have an unexpected encounter, usually pleasant.
    It was an unexpected encounter at the bar.
    C'était une rencontre inopinée au bar.