Retrouvait (en. Found)

/ʁə.tʁu.vɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Remembering or discovering something that had been lost.

He always found his keys in his pocket.

Il retrouvait toujours ses clés dans sa poche.

Meeting a person again after an absence.

She reunited with her childhood friends at the gathering.

Elle retrouvait ses amis d'enfance lors de la réunion.

Recovering something that had disappeared.

We finally found our lost file.

Nous avons enfin retrouvé notre dossier égaré.

Derived from the verb 'retrouver' with the suffix -ait, indicating the imperfect tense.

find one's way

Return to the right path after being lost.

retrouver son chemin

regain the taste

Recover appetite or desire after a period of loss.

retrouver le goût

find peace

Achieve a state of tranquility after a period of turmoil.

retrouver la paix

find again

Basic verb meaning to find something or someone again.

retrouver

reunions

Noun referring to the act of meeting again after a separation.

retrouvailles

emotional reunions

The moment of reunion filled with emotion.

retrouvailles émotionnelles

Finding friends through contact on social media.

I found some buddies on Facebook.

J'ai retrouvé des potes sur Facebook.

Finding oneself in a difficult or embarrassing situation.

I found myself in a jam at the party.

Je me suis retrouvé dans une galère en soirée.