Buscarla (en. Find it)

/busˈkaɾla/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To attempt to locate or find a person or thing.

I am going to look for her in the park.

Voy a buscarla en el parque.

To make efforts to obtain something.

I need to look for her for the meeting.

Necesito buscarla para la reunión.

To inquire about someone's whereabouts.

Have you looked for Maria? I can't find her.

¿Has buscado a Maria? No la encuentro.

The term comes from 'buscar' with the enclitic pronoun 'la'.

you shouldn’t look for her, you should make her

Indicates that one should not seek something that can be created or made.

no hay que buscarla, hay que hacerla

to look for her blindly

To search without knowing exactly what or whom is being sought.

buscarla a ciegas

to look for her in the wrong place

To try to find something without knowing it is in another place.

buscarla en el lugar equivocado

Action of trying to find something.

buscar

find

To come across something that was being searched for.

encontrar

locate

To identify the location of something or someone.

localizar

To look for someone especially with the intention of going out with them.

I was looking for María to invite her out.

Estaba buscando a María para invitarla a salir.

To seek information or hidden details.

I told him not to look anymore, the truth hurts.

Le dije que no buscara más, la verdad duele.