encounter
1 verb unexpectedly meet sb TRANSITIVEbuail le PhrV cas ar PhrV I encountered some strange people there bhuail mé le roinnt daoine aisteacha annshe encountered him by chance casadh uirthi é de sheanshe encountered a fox walking through the garden tháinig sé ar mhadra rua ag siúl tríd an ngairdín 2 verb unexpectedly experience sth TRANSITIVEthey encountered some problems bhí roinnt fadhbanna acu, tháinig roinnt fadhbanna chun cinn orthuwe've encountered no difficulties so far ní raibh deacracht ar bith againn go dtí seo, níor tháinig aon deacracht romhainn go dtí seoShow full entry
3 noun unplanned or accidental meetinghe had an encounter with her years ago casadh air í blianta ó shin, bhuail sé léi blianta ó shinthat was my first encounter with the band b'in an chéad uair a chuala mé an banna 4 noun in sporting contestcluiche masc4 babhta masc4 we'd lost all the previous encounters with them chailleamar gach cluiche ina n-éadan go dtí sin, bhuaigh siad orainn gach uile uair go dtí sin 5 noun confrontation with argument or fightingcoimhlint fem2 achrann masc1 we had an encounter with the enemy chuamar i ngleic leis an namhaidhe wanted to avoid a further encounter with his father ba mhian leis achrann eile lena athair a sheachaint 6 noun experienceit was my first active encounter with the internet sin an chéad uair a bhain mé úsáid as an idirlíonshe was fined after an encounter with a speed camera gearradh fíneáil uirthi mar gur rug an ceamara luais uirthi