Encontraron (en. They found)

/en.kon.tɾa.ɾon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Discovering or finding something that was being sought.

They found the lost keys on the table.

Ellos encontraron las llaves perdidas en la mesa.

Coming across someone or something in a place.

They found their friend in the café.

Encontraron a su amigo en la cafetería.

Communicating or meeting someone unexpectedly.

We met in the park in the afternoon.

Nos encontramos en el parque durante la tarde.

From Latin 'incontrare', which means to find or discover.

find the solution

Being faced with the answer to a problem.

encontrar la solución

find the way

Discovering the correct route to a destination.

encontrar el camino

find a balance

Achieving a state of stability.

encontrar un equilibrio

find

Act of finding or discovering something.

encontrar

collision

Shock or confrontation between two things or people.

encontronazo

To find in the context of 'catching' something unexpected.

Yesterday I ran into my ex at the party.

Ayer encontré a mi ex en la fiesta.

To find as a synonym for 'grasping' an idea.

I found that joke brilliant!

¡Ese chiste lo encontré genial!