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    Retrouvais (en. Found)

    /ʁə.tʁu.vɛ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To recover, to find something or someone after losing it.
    I often found my friends at the local café.
    Je retrouvais souvent mes amis au café du coin.
    To return to a known place.
    Every summer, I returned to my family house in Brittany.
    Chaque été, je retrouvais ma maison de famille en Bretagne.
    To remember something.
    While flipping through the photo album, I rediscovered childhood memories.
    En feuilletant l'album photo, je retrouvais des souvenirs d'enfance.

    Etymology

    From the old verb 'retrouver', composed of 're-' and 'trouver'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to find one's way
    To return to the right path or to a familiar place.
    retrouver son chemin
    to get back on track
    To recover the thread of an interrupted conversation.
    retrouver le fil
    to regain one's calm
    To regain emotional balance after a stressful situation.
    retrouver son calme

    Related Words

    retrouver
    To find again.
    retrouver
    trouver
    To discover or identify something.
    trouver
    perdre
    To no longer have something.
    perdre

    Slang Meanings

    To meet again in a familiar or friendly context.
    We met up at the bar, it was nice!
    On s'est retrouvés au bar, c'était sympa !
    To reconnect with an old contact that one hasn't seen in a long time.
    I found a high school buddy on Facebook.
    J'ai retrouvé un pote du lycée sur Facebook.