dar con

v.

1 to hit with.

Le di con la bola I hit him with the ball.

2 to come upon, to come across, to hit upon, to blunder upon.

Di con él por casualidad I came upon him by chance.

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dar con

(encontrar algo) to find, discover; (encontrar a alguien) to meet, come across, bump into; (acertar) to find

■ al final dio con la calle she eventually found the street

■ al salir de casa dio con mi primo as he was leaving the house, he bumped into my cousin

■ dio con la solución he found the solution

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to find

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(v.) = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on

Ex. And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.

Ex. She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.

Ex. While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.

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(v.) = hit on/upon, put + Posesivo + finger on, stumble on

Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.

Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.

Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.