How to say "to run into, come across" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "to run into, come across" translates to  deparar 

Transliteration: deh-pa-rar

🇧🇷 Ele se deparou com um antigo amigo na rua.

🗣️ Eh-leh seh deh-pa-raoo kom oom ahn-tee-goo ah-mee-goo nah roo-ah.

🇺🇸 He ran into an old friend on the street.



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How to say "to run into, come across" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "deparar" which translates to "to run into, come across".

How to pronounce "deparar" (to run into, come across) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "deparar" is pronounced as "deh-pa-rar".

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