encounter a problem
столкнуться с проблемой
We encountered a problem while fitting the new windows.
Мы столкнулись с проблемой при установке новых окон.
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verb · B2 · often · UK/US
encounter
encounter
Meaning of encounter
English
to meet someone or something unexpectedly
Русский
внезапно встретить кого-то или что-то
Pronunciation
British English
/ɪnˈkaʊntə/
American English
/ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/
encounter with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом encounter
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Столкнуться с трудностями
Running into difficultiesencounter difficulties
столкнуться с трудностями
I encountered difficulties getting permission to film indoors.
Я столкнулся с трудностями при получении разрешения на съёмку в помещении.
- encounter resistanceвстретить сопротивление
- encounter an errorстолкнуться с ошибкой
Случайно встретить
Meeting by chanceencounter someone
случайно встретить кого-то
I encountered an old classmate at the airport last week.
На прошлой неделе я случайно встретил бывшего одноклассника в аэропорту.
encounter wildlife
встретить диких животных
We encountered wildlife while walking back to our campsite.
Мы встретили диких животных, когда возвращались к нашей стоянке.
encounter usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
I encountered an old friend at the station.
Я встретил старого друга на станции.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
On the hike, we encountered a family of deer.
Во время похода мы встретили семью оленей.
encounter synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between encounter, run into, come across, bump into, meet, and face
R
🇬🇧English
run into
Informal: to meet by chance.
B2often
ENI ran into an old friend downtown.
ENI came across an interesting article online.
B
🇬🇧English
bump into
Informal: to meet someone by chance.
B2often
ENI bumped into my neighbor at the store.
M
🇬🇧English
meet
General; does not stress that it was unexpected.
B2very often
ENI met her at university.
F
🇬🇧English
face
Used for problems and difficulties.
B2very often
ENWe faced many difficulties after the move.
S
🇬🇧English
stumble upon
To find something by chance.
B2often
ENWe stumbled upon a great café while walking around the city.
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encounter meaning: what does it mean?
to meet someone or something unexpectedly
encounter pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
encounter is pronounced as /ɪnˈkaʊntə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
encounter definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Я встретил старого друга на станции. Translation: I encountered an old friend at the station.
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