No. 486 in Portuguese
encontrar
To find or to meet.
In a sentence
Eu posso encontrar o livro na prateleira.
I can find the book on the shelf.
Here, 'encontrar' means 'to locate' or 'to find' an object or item in a specific place.
Nós vamos nos encontrar no café.
We are going to meet at the café.
In this context, 'encontrar' is used to refer to meeting someone at a specified place.
Ela precisa encontrar uma solução para o problema.
She needs to find a solution to the problem.
'Encontrar' in this sentence conveys the concept of devising or coming up with a solution or resolution to a problem.
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