No. 744 in Slovak

stretnutie

"Stretnutie" means "meeting" or "encounter" in English.

In a sentence

Máme naplánované stretnutie v pondelok o desiatej.
We have a scheduled meeting on Monday at ten o'clock.
Here, 'stretnutie' is used to mean a 'meeting' as a formal assembly or gathering.
Stretnutie s ním bolo napínavé, dozvedel som sa veľa nového.
The encounter with him was thrilling; I learned a lot of new things.
In this context, 'stretnutie' means an 'encounter,' referring to an individual meeting or coming together.
Jeho stretnutie s pravdou ho nakoniec zmenilo.
His confrontation with the truth ultimately changed him.
Here, 'stretnutie' is used metaphorically to signify a symbolic 'meeting' with an abstract concept like 'truth'.

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