find

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encontrar

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find
[fa?nd]
sustantivo
1 hallazgo (m)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp found [fa?nd])
2 encontrar, hallar (discover by chance)
  • to find somebody at home or in -> encontrar a alguien en casa
  • I found her waiting in the hall -> me la encontré esperando en la entrada
  • leave everything as you found it -> deja todo tal y como lo encontraste
  • I often find myself wondering… -> a menudo me sorprendo preguntándome…
  • they found an unexpected supporter in Richard Sanders -> recibieron el inesperado apoyo de Richard Sanders
  • you will find that I am right -> te darás cuenta de que tengo razón
  • I was surprised to find that… -> me sorprendió enterarme de que…
3 encontrar, hallar (discover by searching)
  • to try to find something -> tratar de encontrar algo
  • to find an answer/a solution -> hallar una respuesta/una solución
  • the money has been found -> han encontrado el dinero
  • she was nowhere to be found -> no la encontraron por ninguna parte
  • to find a job for somebody -> encontrarle un trabajo a alguien
  • he found something for me to do -> me encontró algo que hacer
  • he couldn't find it in his heart to tell her -> no halló fuerzas para decírselo
  • to find one's way -> orientarse, encontrar el camino
  • this leaflet somehow found its way into my bag -> no sé cómo ha venido a parar a mi bolso este folleto
  • to find a way to do something -> encontrar la manera de hacer algo
  • to find oneself -> encontrarse a uno mismo (spiritually)
4 (experience)
  • they will find it easy/difficult -> les resultará or lo encontrarán fácil/difícil
  • she found it impossible to understand him -> le resultó imposible entenderle
  • he found it necessary to remind her of her duty -> consideró necesario recordarle su obligación
  • how did you find the meal/the exam? -> ¿qué te pareció la comida/el examen?
  • I found her charming -> me pareció muy simpática
5 (Law)
  • to find somebody guilty/innocent -> declarar a alguien culpable/inocente
verbo intransitivo
6 (Law)
  • to find for/against somebody -> fallar a favor de/en contra de alguien

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find [faind]
participio pasivo
1 FOUND).
2 Encontrar, hallar, descubrir lo que se buscaba; tropezar o hallar por casualidad.
3 Encontrar una persona a otra.
4 Hallar una cosa perdida.
5 Hallar, conocer por experiencia, descubrir lo que estaba oculto, resolver, adquirir, saber, reconocer.
6 Juzgar, declarar, decidir según justicia; aprobar, admitir. (Foro; Forense)
7 Surtir, abastecer, proveer, dar alguna cosa que se necesita.
8 Alimentar, mantener, -
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
9 Fallar, dar sentencia. (n)
  • Seek and ye shall find -> buscad y hallaréis
  • To find faul -> o amiss, desaprobar, criticar, hallar que decir
  • To find in one’s heart -> tener deseo de alguna cosa; estar de humor
  • To find oneself -> hallarse, estar; mantenerse, alimentarse
  • How do you find yourself! -> ¿cómo lo pasa Ud
  • To find one’s way -> introducirse, conducirse
  • To find out -> solver, desatar o resolver; hallar o descubrir; adivinar, imaginar, inventar, dar con, averiguar
  • To find a person out -> llegar a saber quién es uno, o cual es su verdadero carácter
  • To find a verdict for the plaintiff -> fallar o dar sentencia a favor del querellante o demandante
  • To find a verdict for the defendant -> fallar o sentenciar a favor del demandado o acusado, o bien absolverle del cargo o de la demanda
  • To find work for one -> dar ocupación a alguien
?, ¿cómo se halla Ud.?, ¿cómo se siente Ud.?
sustantivo
1 Una cosa hallada, especialmente un descubrimiento útil.

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find [faɪnd] found (past)
verb:transitive
1 (after losing) encontrar
did you find your purse? ¿encontraste tu monedero?; I looked but I couldn't find it lo busqué pero no pude encontrarlo; you distracted me, now I can't find my place again me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
to find one's [feet] to find one's [tongue/voice]
foot tongue
2 (locate) encontrar
the plant is found all over Europe la planta se encuentra existe en toda Europa;or did you find the man? ¿encontraste localizaste al hombre?;or
there are no more to be found the castle is to be found just outside the town I can't find a trace of it you won't find any on the menu
the book is nowhere to be found el libro no se encuentra por ninguna parte; to find one's way: can you find your (own) way to the station? ¿sabes llegar a la estación sin ayuda?; ¿puedes encontrar la estación solo?; this found its way into my drawer esto vino a parar a mi cajón
the most unlikely objects found their way into his designs this Michaelangelo found its way out of Italy the idea found its way into his essay after a while I found my way to the street he was an expert at finding his way
to find one's way around orientarse; to find one's way around a new city orientarse en una ciudad nueva
to find your way around a new city you use a map
it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina
she soon managed to find her way around the filing system I need time to find my way around a new town
3 (chance upon) encontrar
I found a pound coin in the street me encontré una moneda de una libra en la calle
the police fa favor de/contra algn
noun
hallazgo; (m)
your new assistant is a real find tu nueva ayudante es todo un hallazgo; that was a lucky find! ¡qué buen hallazgo!
look what I found in the attic! some leftover pieces of carpet to match the one in the living room - that was a lucky find! I got this in the bookshop: a guidebook of Lisbon - that was a lucky find! We'll need that when we're on holiday
archaeological finds hallazgos arqueológicos; (m)
he's a real find! his discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century There have been many archaeological finds that showed the Americas have cultures as old as any on Earth
to make a find realizar un descubrimiento
men hunting for treasure on a beach made an unexpected find - a human skull We've already made some big finds on this archaeological site

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Verb Conjugation for "find"

Imperative
  • find
  • you find
  • he/she finds
  • we find
  • you find
  • they find
Preterite
  • I found
  • you found
  • he/she found
  • we found
  • you found
  • they found
Present Continuous
  • I am finding
  • you are finding
  • he/she is finding
  • we are finding
  • you are finding
  • they are finding
Present Perfect
  • I have found
  • you have found
  • he/she has found
  • we have found
  • you have found
  • they have found
Past Continuous
  • I was finding
  • you were finding
  • he/she was finding
  • we were finding
  • you were finding
  • they were finding
Past Perfect
  • I had found
  • you had found
  • he/she had found
  • we had found
  • you had found
  • they had found
Future
  • I will find
  • you will find
  • he/she will find
  • we will find
  • you will find
  • they will find
Future Perfect
  • I will have found
  • you will have found
  • he/she will have found
  • we will have found
  • you will have found
  • they will have found
Future Continuous
  • I will be finding
  • you will be finding
  • he/she will be finding
  • we will be finding
  • you will be finding
  • they will be finding
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been finding
  • you have been finding
  • he/she has been finding
  • we have been finding
  • you have been finding
  • they have been finding
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been finding
  • you will have been finding
  • he/she will have been finding
  • we will have been finding
  • you will have been finding
  • they will have been finding
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been finding
  • you had been finding
  • he/she had been finding
  • we had been finding
  • you had been finding
  • they had been finding
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake