Meanings (ES + gloss)
chocar • dar[se] de bruces con • tropezar
To collide with.
He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree.
I've sustained some front-end damage after running into a pothole.
chocar • tropezar
To cause to collide with.
He lost control of the vehicle and ran it into a tree.
dar[se] de bruces • encontrarse con • toparse con
To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
Everything was going according to plan until we ran into the legal problems.
I ran into your cousin the other day.
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