Trouvions (en. We found)

/tʁu.vjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The action of discovering or realizing the presence of something.

We often found hidden treasures in the garden.

Nous trouvions souvent des trésors cachés dans le jardin.

A search process that leads to a result.

In our research, we found new interesting information.

Dans nos recherches, nous trouvions de nouvelles informations intéressantes.

The state of having something available.

We found that this solution was ideal.

Nous trouvions que cette solution était idéale.

Comes from the verb 'trouver', derived from the Latin 'tropāre'.

to find the right fit

To find what fits perfectly.

trouver chaussure à son pied

to have trouble finding

To have difficulties discovering or understanding something.

avoir du mal à trouver

to find common ground

To find an agreement or a compromise.

trouver un terrain d'entente

find

Verb meaning to discover or detect something.

trouver

found

Past participle of the verb find, indicating that a discovery has been made.

trouvé

rediscover

The action of discovering again or recovering something lost.

retrouver

To discover something by chance.

I found an old video game while rummaging in the attic, it was amazing!

J'ai trouvé un vieux jeu vidéo en fouillant dans le grenier, c'était incroyable !

To understand a situation.

Suddenly, I found out why he was acting that way.

Tout à coup, j'ai trouvé pourquoi il agissait comme ça.