Retrouver (en. Find)

/ʁə.tʁu.ve/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Returning to the place where one was previously.

He found his hometown after years of absence.

Il a retrouvé son village natal après des années d'absence.

Finding something that one had lost.

I finally found my keys under the couch.

J'ai enfin retrouvé mes clés sous le canapé.

Re-establishing contact or relationships with someone.

They managed to find old friends during the trip.

Ils ont réussi à retrouver de vieux amis au cours du voyage.

Reclaiming a situation or state.

After a difficult time, she regained her serenity.

Après un moment difficile, elle a retrouvé sa sérénité.

Getting to know again or recalling.

He regained his taste for music after a long break.

Il a retrouvé le goût de la musique après une longue pause.

Derived from the old verb 'find', with the prefix 're-' meaning 'again'.

find one's way

Returning to the right path after being lost.

retrouver son chemin

find a balance

Restoring a stable situation after a disruption.

retrouver un équilibre

regain memory

Remembering something that had been forgotten.

retrouver la mémoire

find

Discovering something or someone.

trouver

lose

No longer having something that one possessed.

perdre

Making efforts to discover something.

rechercher

Find in a special or intimate context.

We met up like in the good old days.

On s'est retrouvé comme au bon vieux temps.

Reconnect with friends lost sight of.

We managed to reconnect with high school buddies.

On a réussi à retrouver des potes de lycée.