encontrar

English translation of encontrar

1 a (buscando) [casa/trabajo/persona] to find no encontré entradas para el teatro = I couldn't get tickets for the theater no le encuentro lógica = I can't see the logic in it Definition of find in the British & World English dictionary Definition of find in the US English dictionary Translate find | into French | into German | into Italian b (casualmente) [cartera/billete] to find, come across Definition of find in the British & World English dictionary Definition of find in the US English dictionary Translate find | into French | into German | into Italian c (descubrir) [falta/error] to find, spot; [cáncer/quiste] to find, discover Definition of find in the British & World English dictionary Definition of find in the US English dictionary Translate find | into French | into German | into Italian d [obstáculo/dificultad] to meet (with), encounter Definition of meet in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meet in the US English dictionary Translate meet | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (+ compl) te encuentro muy cambiado = you look very different lo encuentro ridículo = I find it ridiculous ¿cómo encontraste el país? = how did the country seem to you?

Derivatives

v pron

1 (por casualidad) encontrarse con algn = to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)

2 (recípr) a (reunirse) to meet; (por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq) Definition of meet in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meet in the US English dictionary Translate meet | into French | into German | into Italian b [carreteras/líneas] to meet Definition of meet in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meet in the US English dictionary Translate meet | into French | into German | into Italian

3 (enf) (inesperadamente) [billete/cartera] to find, come across me encontré con que todos se habían ido = I found they had all gone Definition of find in the British & World English dictionary Definition of find in the US English dictionary Translate find | into French | into German | into Italian

4 (frml) (estar) to be me encuentro mejor = I am feeling better el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación = the hotel is (located) near the station Definition of be in the British & World English dictionary Definition of be in the US English dictionary Translate be | into French | into German | into Italian