« to meet (run into) » en sept langues
Sensto meet (run into)
Espagnol
/enkonˈtɾaɾse/
héréditaire
Meeting someone for the first time is conocer.
Français
/ʁɑ̃kɔ̃tʁe/
héréditaire
re- + Old French encontrer.
Italien
/inkonˈtrare/
héréditaire
Portugais
/ẽkõˈtɾah/
héréditaire
Roumain
/ɨntɨlˈni/
autre source · of uncertain origin
Catalan
/tɾuˈbaɾsə/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *TROPĀRE (disputed), like French trouver
Trobar alone means 'to find'; trobar-se amb is 'to run into'.
Anglais
/mit/
anglais natif · Old English mētan
L’ancêtre latin
INCONTRĀRE‘to come up against (Late Latin, from CONTRĀ)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
To meet is to come up 'against' someone: Late Latin INCONTRĀRE, built on CONTRĀ. English encounter is the same word via Old French.
Parents anglais: encounter, counter, contrary
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMe encontré con un viejo amigo por la calle.
- frJ'ai rencontré un vieil ami dans la rue.
- itHo incontrato un vecchio amico per strada.
- ptEncontrei um velho amigo na rua.
- roM-am întâlnit cu un prieten vechi pe stradă.
- caEm vaig trobar amb un vell amic pel carrer.
- enI met an old friend in the street.
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