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me lo encontré

I ran into him

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phrase Uncommon #21,268
I ran into him “Lo” can refer to a man or a masculine noun; the phrase can also mean “I came across it.”
SP: Me lo encontré en el supermercado.
EN: I ran into him at the supermarket.

Me lo encontré en la estación.

I ran into him at the station.

Me lo encontré en el lavabo.

I found it in the bathroom sink.

— PK (2014)

Un día me lo encontré.

One day I ran into him.

Me lo encontré por casualidad en la calle después de años.

I ran into him by chance on the street after years.

Pero me lo encontré ayer mismo.

But I ran into him just yesterday.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Me lo encontré en un bote.

I found it in a boat.

— Amores perros (2000)

Me lo encontré en la calle el otro día.

I ran into him on the street the other day.

Y me lo encontré durmiendo la siesta con la madre de Agustina, agotados los dos.

And I found him taking a nap with Agustina’s mother, both of them exhausted.

— Volver (2006)

Me lo encontré cuando volvía del colegio a casa.

I ran into him when I was walking home from school.

Me lo encontré.

I found it.

— El orfanato (2007)

Ayer me lo encontré a Morales en Retiro.

Yesterday I ran into Morales at Retiro station.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Cuando llegué a la escuela, me lo encontré todo destruido y abandonado.

When I arrived at the school, I found it all destroyed and abandoned.

Me lo encontré hace poco en Kioto.

I ran into him recently in Kyoto.

Me lo encontré en la calle.

I ran into him on the street.

— Amores perros (2000)

Y este otro también me lo encontré.

And I came across this other one too.

— Amores perros (2000)

Me lo encontré de casualidad por la calle.

I ran into him by chance on the street.

Me lo encontré por casualidad en el aeropuerto ayer.

I ran into him by chance at the airport yesterday.