Retrouvai (en. Found)

/ʁə.tʁu.vɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To find a lost person or object again.

I finally found my book after searching everywhere for it.

J'ai enfin retrouvai mon livre après l'avoir cherché partout.

To see a person again after some time.

After many years, I found my childhood friends.

Après des années, j'ai retrouvé mes amis d'enfance.

To recover an idea or feeling that was lost.

While reading this poem, I found my inspiration.

En lisant ce poème, j'ai retrouvé l'inspiration.

To remember something.

She remembered the memory of their vacation together.

Elle a retrouvé le souvenir de leurs vacances ensemble.

From the verb retrouver, derived from the prefix re- and the verb trouver.

found my roots

Returning to one's origins or traditions.

retrouvai mes racines

found a meaning

Finding a reason to be or motivation.

retrouvai un sens

found my way

Finding one's direction in a physical or figurative sense.

retrouvai mon chemin

find

Discovering something one is searching for.

trouver

lose

No longer having something, no longer finding it.

perdre

recover

Taking possession of something again.

récupérer

To find a former love.

She ran into her ex at the café; it was a weird moment.

Elle a retrouvé son ex au café, c'était un moment bizarre.

To find oneself in an unexpected situation.

He found himself in a mess with friends.

Il s'est retrouvé dans une embrouille avec des amis.