- topar
- v.1 to bump into each other.2 to hit the top of, to max out, to max.3 to hit the end, to reach the end.4 to butt.* * *topar► verbo intransitivo1 (chocar) to bump into■ el coche topó contra un poste the car bumped into a pole2 (encontrar - algo) to come across, find; (- alguien) to bump into, run into3 figurado (dificultades etc) to come up against, run into4 (en juego) to take a bet► verbo pronominal toparse1 (encontrarse alguien) to meet, bump into■ me topé con tu amigo I bumped into your friend2 figurado (dificultades etc) to meet with, encounter, run into* * *1. VI1) (=encontrar)
topar con — [+ persona] to run into, come across, bump into; [+ objeto] to find, come across
2) (=chocar)topar contra — to run into, hit
topar con un obstáculo — to run into an obstacle, hit an obstacle
3) (=consistir)la dificultad topa en eso — that's where the trouble lies, there's the rub
4) Méx (=reñir) to quarrel2. VT1) (Zool) to butt, horn2) [+ persona] to run into, come across, bump into; [+ objeto] to find, come acrossle topé por casualidad en el museo — I happened to bump into him in the museum
3) And, Cono Sur, Méx (=apostar) to bet, stake3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) toparse2) toro/carnero to butt2.toparse v prontoparse CON alguien — (tropezarse) to bump into somebody; (encontrarse) to bump o run into somebody
toparse CON algo — (tropezarse) to bump into something; (encontrarse) to come across something
* * *----* toparse con = meet with, come across, run into, bump into, cross + Posesivo + path.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) toparse2) toro/carnero to butt2.toparse v prontoparse CON alguien — (tropezarse) to bump into somebody; (encontrarse) to bump o run into somebody
toparse CON algo — (tropezarse) to bump into something; (encontrarse) to come across something
* * ** toparse con = meet with, come across, run into, bump into, cross + Posesivo + path.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.* * *topar [A1 ]viA toparseB «toro/carnero» to butt■ toparsev prontoparse CON algn (tropezarse) to bump into sb, run into sb; (encontrarse) to bump into sb, run into sb toparse CON algo (tropezarse) to bump into sth; (encontrarse) to come across sthapenas iniciado el viaje nos topamos con la primera dificultad the trip had hardly started when we ran o came up against the first problem* * *topar♦ vi1. [chocar]topar con o [m5]contra to knock o bump into2. [encontrarse]topar con alguien to bump into sb;topar con algo to come across sth3. Andes, Méx [en juego] to wager, to bet♦ See also the pronominal verb toparse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.