Trouveriez (en. Would find)
/tʁu.ve.ʁje/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishFrench
verb
The act of discovering or locating something or someone.
If you were looking, you would find the solution.
Si vous cherchiez, vous trouveriez la solution.
To express a favorable opinion about something.
If you saw this movie, you would find it to be excellent.
Si vous voyiez ce film, vous trouveriez qu'il est excellent.
To encounter something by chance.
While rummaging in the attic, you would find some old memories.
En fouillant dans le grenier, vous trouveriez d'anciens souvenirs.
Etymology
The word 'trouver' comes from the Latin 'tropare', which means 'to find, to discover'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
find one's way
To successfully navigate towards a place.
trouver son chemin
find a balance
To achieve a stable state between different forces.
trouver un équilibre
find the time
To succeed in finding a free moment.
trouver le temps
Related Words
finds
Form of the verb 'trouver' in the first person singular.
trouve
find
A thing found or discovered, often by chance.
trouvaille
to rediscover
The action of discovering something or someone again.
retrouver
Slang Meanings
A statement to express that one has found something unexpected.
You know, I finally found what I was looking for!
Tu sais, j'ai enfin trouvé ce que je cherchais !
Used to indicate that one has realized something.
Well, I think I found the key to the problem.
Eh bien, je crois que j'ai trouvé la clé du problème.