retrouver

French

Etymology

From re- +‎ trouver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.tʁu.ve/

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Verb

retrouver

1. (transitive) to find (again); to rediscover

   Ils ont retrouvé le trésor qu’ils avaient enterré.

   They re-found the treasure they had buried.

2. (transitive) to remember; to recall

   Je ne retrouve plus son nom.

   I no longer remember his name.

3. (transitive) to meet; to meet up; to bump into

   J’ai retrouvé mon ancien ami au bord du lac.

   I met up with my old friend by the lake.

4. (transitive) to go back to, to return to
5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, reflexive) to find oneself; to end up

   Si tu continues à être aussi désagréable, tu vas te retrouver tout seul.

   If you keep being so unpleasant, you're going to end up alone.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, reciprocal) to find each other
   • 2018, Zaz, Nos vies:

     On est l’homme qui se cherche et la femme qui se trouve. Dans le cœur, un amour qui fait qu’on se retrouve.

     We are the man who is looking for himself, and the woman who is finding herself. In our hearts, a love which means we find each other.

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Further reading

• “retrouver”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.