Inglês Todos os Dias #122: Encontrei um velho amigo. | Diferença entre RUN INTO e COME ACROSS

by Tim Barrett | Apr 14, 2016 | Inglês Todos os Dias, Podcasts2016 | 37 comments

Encontrei um velho amigo (por acaso) no centro ontem. Para dizer isso em inglês, devo usar o phrasal verb run into ou come across – ou os dois? Vamos falar sobre a diferença (e semelhança) entre os phrasal verbs run into e come across no mini-podcast de hoje.

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FRASES NO MINI PODCAST DE HOJE:

I ran into an old classmate downtown yesterday.
came across
run into
run / ran
I ran into a pole.
I ran into an old friend downtown.
I ran into a wall.
I came across a babybook.
I came across this word.
I ran into a friend at the mall.

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Let’s practice! Complete the sentence (in the comments section below):

I ran into ____(friend/acquaintance)____ at ___(place)____ .

37 Comments

Denilson on April 14, 2016 at 22:26

I was walking in the mall and suddenly ran into a sister of my wife, we went have a coffee and came across a wallet in the floor….
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- timandtammy on April 15, 2016 at 13:50
  
  Wow! Lucky day!
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MARILENE LIBER on April 14, 2016 at 22:37

Guess what! I’ve just ran into my ex at the Mall!
I was cleaning my wardrobe when I came across old photos of my parents. It made me very happy! TEACHER, could you tell me what’s the difference between “run into and meet someone by chance”?
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:33
  
  They basically mean the same thing, but “run into” is more idiomatic.
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Elaine on April 15, 2016 at 11:42

I ran into a friend at the subway yesterday.
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:32
  
  Always good to see a friendly face in the subway.
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Jose Junior on April 15, 2016 at 13:35

Tim,
Why just “downtown” and no “in downtown” ?
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- timandtammy on April 15, 2016 at 13:38
  
  I am not sure, but it is always like that: “go downtown”, “see someone downtown”. Maybe it’s because downtown begins with a preposition “down”? Or maybe because it’s so common, similar to the word “home” in “go home”.
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Isabel on April 15, 2016 at 16:09

I was going to gym when I ran into my husband .
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:22
  
  Did you both decide to exercise together?
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  - Isabel on April 25, 2016 at 15:09
    
    Oh no, I went alone.
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    - timandtammy on April 25, 2016 at 20:57
      
      🙂
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VITOR on April 15, 2016 at 16:11

I ran into an old friend at the restaurant.
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:22
  
  Great! Did you eat together?
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Dié on April 15, 2016 at 17:47

I remember running into my friend’s husband and his mistress leaving together a restaurant.

Tim, I have two questions about my sentence: (1) Is it necessary and correct to use “together”?;
(2) Can I say “…GETTING OUT OF a restaurant?

Thanks a lot!
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:22
  
  Hello Dié. Yes, that is correct to say “together”, and “leaving” is more common in this situation. What an awkward situation!
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Andre Ramos on April 15, 2016 at 19:08

A few weeks ago, I was running at Ibirapuera Park and, suddenly, I ran into a class mate from my time in University. Important to say that since our graduation, 23 years ago, we didn’t see again each other.
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:21
  
  So nice to run into old friends!
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Cristiane Caraveta on April 16, 2016 at 00:59

I was going downtown with my sister when ran into our friends.
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:20
  
  Always nice to run into some friends.
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PHILLIPE HARADA on April 16, 2016 at 12:08

Tim,

Is correct to say: Did you guys run into any road blocks?
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- timandtammy on April 17, 2016 at 22:19
  
  Yes, that’s actually a common expression.
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Saulo on April 18, 2016 at 09:41

Last weekend My wife and I ran into a little excellent restaurant in our trip.
Saulo – Beginner.
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- timandtammy on April 18, 2016 at 09:48
  
  It’s always enjoyable to find a nice little place to eat when we’re traveling.
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Emerson on April 18, 2016 at 11:33

I ran into an ex-girlfriend in the mall. Luckily I was alone because if I was with my girlfriend, perhaps a trouble will happen… Hehehe.
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- timandtammy on April 18, 2016 at 11:37
  
  Phew! 🙂
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  - Emerson on April 18, 2016 at 12:29
    
    Hehehe… but, what exactly “phew” means?
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    - timandtammy on April 18, 2016 at 22:14
      
      Ufa! (alívio) 🙂
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      - Emerson on April 18, 2016 at 23:43
        
        Thanks a por Tim!
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        timandtammy on April 18, 2016 at 23:45
        
        🙂 b
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Graziela on April 19, 2016 at 22:38

I ran into an ex -student in club last week
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Eduardo on April 20, 2016 at 10:53

I ran into a professor University downtown yesterday.
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- timandtammy on April 20, 2016 at 17:58
  
  Did he recognize you?
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Érica on April 26, 2016 at 12:48

I ran into my mather at university today.
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- timandtammy on May 9, 2016 at 18:25
  
  What was she doing there?
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Jackson on June 19, 2016 at 03:00

When I was going to my English course I ran into my ex girlfriend.

When I went out yesterday with my wife I came across a book in the Street.
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Robson on July 4, 2016 at 17:53

I ran into my judo friend yesterday in a city party.
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