Word
de encontro a
Meaning
against (colliding with)
Part of speech
preposition
Pronunciation
Course
Usages of de encontro a
O jogador correu de encontro ao adversário e eles chocaram.
The player ran against the opponent and they collided.
Estava distraído e fui de encontro ao treinador!
I was distracted and I bumped into the coach!
Por outras palavras, o carro foi de encontro à árvore.
In other words, the car crashed into the tree.