Encuentros (en. Meetings)

/en.kwen.tros/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
noun
Situation in which two or more people meet face to face.
Encounters among friends are always pleasant.
Los encuentros entre amigos son siempre agradables.
Meeting between people with a specific purpose.
Business meetings allow for establishing new alliances.
Los encuentros de negocio permiten establecer nuevas alianzas.
Sports events where two teams or players face each other.
Football matches generate a lot of anticipation.
Los encuentros de fútbol generan mucha expectativa.

Etymology

From the verb encontrar, which comes from the Latin 'incontrare', meaning 'to find'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

meeting of two worlds
Situation where two distinct cultures combine.
encuentro de dos mundos
chance encounter
Unexpected meeting with someone.
encuentro casual
first encounter
The first time you see a person.
primer encuentro
scheduled meeting
Meeting that has been planned in advance.
encuentro programado

Related Words

encounter
Timely meeting between people.
encuentro
find
To discover or locate something or someone.
encontrar
meeting
Act of bringing together a group of people for a specific purpose.
reunión

Slang Meanings

Sexual or romantic encounter.
They had several encounters during the summer.
Tuvieron varios encuentros durante el verano.
Informal date.
I have a meeting with someone tonight.
Tengo un encuentro con alguien esta noche.