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Run into
– to meet someone unexpectedly. Sentence: I ran into my old
friend at the train station.
Translations
- Chinese: 偶遇 (ǒu yù) / 碰到 (pèng dào) – 碰到 is more common in casual speech. French: tomber sur / croiser (informal, everyday use)
- Korean: 우연히 마주치다 (uyeonhi majuchida) / 우연히 만나다 (uyeonhi mannada)
- Japanese: 偶然会う (gūzen au) / ばったり会う (battari au – casual)
- Portuguese (Brazil): encontrar por acaso / topar com
- Spanish: encontrarse con / toparse con (slightly more informal)
- Vietnamese: tình cờ gặp / vô tình gặp
Run over
– to hit a person or thing with a vehicle and pass over it. Sentence:
The car almost ran over the cat.
Translations
(vehicle accident meaning):
- Chinese: 碾过 (niǎn guò) / 撞倒 (zhuàng dǎo – hit and knock over)
- French: écraser
- Korean: 차로 치다 (charo chida) / 깔다 (kkalda – run over physically)
- Japanese: ひく (hiku)
- Portuguese (Brazil): atropelar
- Spanish: atropellar
- Vietnamese: cán qua / tông phải
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