Retrouvèrent (en. Found)

/ʁə.tʁu.vɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The act of finding something or someone after a period of separation.

They found their friends after several years.

Ils retrouvèrent leurs amis après plusieurs années.

The act of discovering or finding what had been lost.

The explorers found the wreck of the ship.

Les explorateurs retrouvèrent l'épave du navire.

Reconciliation or reunion after a time of distance.

After a quarrel, they found peace.

Après une dispute, ils retrouvèrent la paix.

From the verb 'retrouver' combined with the past suffix '-èrent'.

to find one's way

To return to a known or familiar place.

retrouver son chemin

to rediscover the joy of living

To rediscover the pleasure of living.

retrouver le goût de la vie

to find again

The base verb meaning 'to discover anew'.

retrouver

find

A valuable or surprising discovery.

trouvaille

loss

The state of something that has been lost.

perte

To find someone after a long absence.

I ran into my childhood buddy at the café.

J'ai retrouvé mon pote d'enfance au café.

To unexpectedly recover a lost object.

I found my key under the couch.

J'ai retrouvé ma clé sous le canapé.