el
masculine
/eŋˈkwentɾo/
#878 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
meeting; encounter
Word origin
A noun from encontrar ('to meet, find'), from Latin incontrare, from in- plus contra ('against'). The same root gives English encounter and counter.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- incontrare
- English cognates
- encounter, counter, contrary
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralencuentros
Examples
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We had a brief encounter in the street.
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The meeting between the two leaders was difficult.
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I will never forget our first meeting.
alumnos celebra .
The reunion of former pupils is held every five years.
gritos alegría.
They went out to meet the other team with shouts of joy.
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