Encontrados (en. Found)

/enkonˈtɾados/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

People who have been discovered in a specific context.

Those found in the accident were taken to the hospital.

Los encontrados en el accidente fueron trasladados al hospital.

Objects that have been recovered or discovered.

The finds in the archaeological dig are of great value.

Los encontrados en la búsqueda arqueológica son de gran valor.

From the verb 'encontrar', which comes from the Latin 'incontra'.

Found on the road

Words referring to people encountered along the journey.

encontrados en el camino

To be among the found

Expression indicating belonging to a group that has been found.

ser de los encontrados

Find

To uncover something that was hidden or lost.

encontrar

Discover

Synonym for find, implies a discovery.

hallar

Found in an informal sense of being in an unexpected place.

We were at the party and suddenly we ran into some friends we hadn't seen in years.

Estábamos en la fiesta y de repente nos encontramos con unos amigos que no veíamos desde hace años.

Referring to situations of surprise when discovering something.

I came across an interesting piece of news today on the internet.

Me encontré con una noticia curiosa hoy en internet.