Encounter

"Encounter" in Russian

бой

boj

(hostile meeting)

встре́ча

vstréča

(unplanned meeting)

случа́йная встре́ча

slučájnaja vstréča

(unplanned meeting)

столкнове́ние

stolknovénije

(hostile meeting)

сты́чка

stýčka

(hostile meeting)

схва́тка

sxvátka

(hostile meeting)

встре́тить

vstrétitʹ

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

встре́титься

vstrétitʹsja

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

име́ть столкнове́ние

imétʹ stolknovénije

(engage in conflict)

ната́лкиваться

(confront (someone or something))

наткну́ться

natknútʹsja

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

натолкну́ться

natolknútʹsja

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

ста́лкиваться

stálkivatʹsja

(engage in conflict)

столкну́ться

stolknútʹsja

(meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly)

столкну́ться

(confront (someone or something))

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