trovare
verbo transitivo
| 1. | [gen]
Conjugation to find
non trovo gli occhiali I can't find my glasses trovare moglie/lavoro to find a wife/a job trovare qc per caso to find sthg by chance trovare qn in casa to find sb in sono passata da casa sua, ma non l'ho trovato I called by his house but he wasn't in ha trovato la morte in un incidente aereo he met his death in a plane crash trovare difficoltà to come up against difficulties trovare da mangiare/da dormire to find sthg to eat/somewhere to sleep |
| 2. | [visitare]
andare/venire a trovare qn to go/come and see sb |
| 3. | [aiuto, conforto] Conjugation to find, Conjugation to get |
| 4. | [sorprendere]
trovare qn (a fare qc o che fa qc) to catch sb (doing sthg), se ti trovo un'altra volta a origliare dietro le porte… if I find you listening behind the door again …, l'ho trovato che frugava nella mia borsa I found him going through my bag |
| 5. | [individuare] Conjugation to identify |
| 6. | [ritenere]
Conjugation to find, Conjugation to think
la trovo molto attraente I think she is very attractive come trovi questo vino? what do you think of this wine? trovare qn colpevole/innocente to find sb guilty/innocent trovo che … I think (that) …, trovo che hai sbagliato I think you're mistaken trovi? do you (really) think so? |
| 7. | [riscontrare]
Conjugation to find, Conjugation to discover
ti trovo bene/dimagrita! you look well/thinner! |
| 8. | [avere]
Conjugation to have
trovare da ridire su tutto to find fault with everything trovare qc da fare/dire to find sthg to do/say |
trovarsi
verbo riflessivo
| 1. | [incontrarsi] Conjugation to meet (up) |
| 2. | [concordare]
trovarsi (su qc) to agree (on sthg) trovarsi d'accordo (su qc) to be in agreement (about sthg) |
trovarsi
verbo intransitivo pronominale
| 1. | [stare]
Conjugation to be
trovarsi bene/male to be happy/unhappy come ti trovi nella nuova casa? how are you getting on in the new house? |
| 2. | [finire per caso] Conjugation to end up |
| 3. | [essere collocato] Conjugation to be (located) |
