Talk:encontrar

What is the difference between "encontrar" and "reunir", please? - in Spanish?
 * That would depend on the language and the context. Mglovesfun (talk) 16:13, 6 May 2010 (UTC)


 * ' means to encounter, meet, find, come across. ' means to join, unite, assemble, gather, collect, get together, reunite. —Stephen 17:46, 6 May 2010 (UTC)

so encontrar would be more of to run across someone accidentally, whereas reunir would be to know you were meeting them ahead of time?


 * No, encontrar is used to meet someone, even deliberately. reunir usually entails a group, so a captain could reunir his men. You reunirse (meet) with your friends or with some group. The organizers reunir (assembled) 15,000 fans in the stadium. A study group reunirse (meets) on Thursdays. You can reunir (gather, collect) all of your things so you can leave. It’s like the difference between encounter/meet/find versus join/unite/gather/meet-with/get-together. —Stephen 17:37, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

ok, I think i see now. Thank you Stephen.