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.

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topar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (chocar) to bump into

■ el coche topó contra un poste the car bumped into a pole

2 (encontrar - algo) to come across, find; (- alguien) to bump into, run into

3 figurado (dificultades etc) to come up against, run into

4 (en juego) to take a bet

► verbo pronominal toparse

1 (encontrarse alguien) to meet, bump into

■ me topé con tu amigo I bumped into your friend

2 figurado (dificultades etc) to meet with, encounter, run into

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1. VI

1) (=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 quarrel

2. VT

1) (Zool) to butt, horn

2) [+ persona] to run into, come across, bump into; [+ objeto] to find, come across

le topé por casualidad en el museo — I happened to bump into him in the museum

3) And, Cono Sur, Méx (=apostar) to bet, stake

3.

See:

toparse

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) toparse

2) toro/carnero to butt

2.

toparse v pron

toparse 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

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* 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.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) toparse

2) toro/carnero to butt

2.

toparse v pron

toparse 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

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* 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.

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topar [A1 ]

vi

A toparse

B «toro/carnero» to butt

■ toparse

v pron

toparse 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 sth

apenas iniciado el viaje nos topamos con la primera dificultad the trip had hardly started when we ran o came up against the first problem

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topar

♦ vi

1. [chocar]

topar con o [m5]contra to knock o bump into

2. [encontrarse]

topar con alguien to bump into sb;

topar con algo to come across sth

3. Andes, Méx [en juego] to wager, to bet

♦ See also the pronominal verb toparse