how do you find him

aus (eigener) Erfáhrung — from (one's own) experience

die Erfáhrung hat gezeigt, dass... — experience has shown that...

seine Erfáhrungen machen — to learn (things) the hard way

jeder muss seine Erfáhrungen selber machen — everyone has to learn by experience

ich habe die Erfáhrung gemacht, dass... — I have found that...

was für Erfáhrungen haben Sie mit ihm/damit gemacht? — how did you find him/it?

die Erfahrung machen, dass... — learn by experience that...

etwas in Erfahrung bringen — discover something

über reiche/langjährige Erfahrungen verfügen — have extensive/years of experience

die Erfahrung machen, dass... — learn by experience that...

wir haben schlechte Erfahrungen mit ihm/damit gemacht — our experience of him/it has not been very good

etwas in Erfahrung bringen — discover something

находи́ть удово́льствие в чём-л — find / take pleasure in smth

находи́ть утеше́ние — find comfort

находи́ть подде́ржку — find support

найти́ в себе́ доста́точно сил — be able to muster sufficient strength

он ника́к не мог найти́ причи́ну э́того — he never managed to discover the cause of it

найти́ нефть [ру́дную жи́лу] — strike oil [an ore vein]

до́ктор нахо́дит его́ положе́ние безнадёжным — the doctor considers his case hopeless

его́ нахо́дят у́мным — he is considered (to be) clever

найти́ себя́ — find oneself, find one's calling

на него́ нашла́ тоска́ — he had an attack [a fit] of depression

нашло́ мно́го наро́ду — there is a crowd [a large gathering] of people

находи́ть мозо́ли на нога́х — get corns from walking

al final encontré la casa — I finally found the house

no encuentro las llaves — I can't find the keys

no encontramos ningún sitio para alojarnos — we couldn't find anywhere to stay

ya no vas a encontrar entradas — you won't get any tickets now

han encontrado unos restos romanos — they have found some Roman remains

acabo de encontrar 50 euros — I've just found 50 euros

le encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour

encontró la muerte en un accidente de tráfico — he met his death in a road accident

la encontré llamando por teléfono — I found her making a phone call

cuando llegué a casa lo encontré durmiendo — when I got home I found him asleep

no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office

encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble

no encontramos ninguna dificultad para llegar hasta allí — we didn't have any trouble getting there

no le encuentro sentido a lo que dices — I can't see the sense in what you're saying

no le encuentro ninguna lógica a esta situación — I can't make any sense of this situation

no sé lo que le encuentran — I don't know what they see in her

¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?

yo la encuentro bastante atractiva — I find her quite attractive

¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?

encuentro muy correctos sus comentarios — I think his comments are absolutely right

¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?

te encuentro estupendamente — you look fantastic

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

no encontré entradas para el teatro — I couldn't get tickets for the theater

no le encuentro lógica — I can't see the logic in it

te encuentro muy cambiado — you look very different

qué bien te encuentro! — you look so well!

lo encuentro ridículo — I find it ridiculous

¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?

encontré la puerta cerrada — I found the door shut

encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself

quedamos en encontrarnos en la estación — we arranged to meet at the station

se encontró la casa patas arriba — he found the house in a terrible state

me encontré con que todos se habían ido — I found they had all gone

me encuentro mejor — I am feeling better

se encuentra indispuesto — he's unwell

se encuentra detenido en la comisaría — he's being detained in the police station

el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación — the hotel is (located) near the station

sai dove abita? — do you know where he lives?

lo so — I know

lo so, non è colpa tua — I know, it's not your fault

non ne so nulla — I don't know anything about it

non sa l'inglese — he doesn't speak English

non ne vuole più sapere di lei — he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her

ho saputo che ti sei sposato — I hear you got married

far sapere qc a qn — to let sb know (about) sth, inform sb about sth

fagli sapere che lo sto cercando — let him know I'm looking for him

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

sai nuotare? — do you know how to swim?, can you swim?

è utile saper guidare — it's useful to be able to drive

non so guidare — I can't drive

non sapeva andare in bicicletta — he couldn't ride a bike

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

sa quello che fa — he knows what he's doing

so com'è difficile parlargli — I know how difficult it is to talk to him

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

(fraseologia) è difficile, e io ne so qualcosa — it's difficult and don't I know it

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

si sa che... — it's well known that..., everybody knows that...

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

mi dispiace, non so che farci — I'm sorry, I don't see what I can do about it

ci sa fare con le donne/macchine — he has a way with women/cars

lui sì che ci sa fare — he's very good at it

sapere di — (aver sapore) to taste of, (aver odore) to smell of, fig to smack of, resemble

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

è un film che non sa di niente — it's a very dull film

mi sa che... — (credo) I think (that)...

mi sa che non viene — I don't think he's coming

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

a quattro anni sapevo leggere — I could read at the age of four

sai aggiustarlo? — do you know how to fix it?

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

sapere qcs. su qcn. — to know sth. about sb.

non so perché — I don't know why

lo so che è difficile — I know it's difficult

sapevo che l'avresti detto — I knew you would say that

non sa più quello che dice — he doesn't know what he's saying

non ne so niente — I don't know anything about it

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

caso mai non lo sapessi — in case you didn't know

ha ragione, sai — he's right, you know

sai una cosa? — (do) you know something?

sai cosa? sono proprio stufo — you know what? I'm really fed up

sappi che non lo permetterò! — I won't stand for it, I tell you!

se sapessi! — little do you know!

se sapessi come sono contento! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

che (cosa) ne so io! — how should I know!

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima — I'm none the wiser

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

venire a sapere che — to hear (it said) that

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

come l'hai saputo? — how did you find out?

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

sapere di sale, di bruciato — to taste salty, burnt

non sa di niente — it has no taste

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

mi sa che — I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)

con gli uomini ci sa fare — she knows how to handle men

saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. — to know a thing or two about sth.

è uno che la sa lunga — he's been around

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

non voglio più saperne di lui — I don't want to hear from him any more

non ne vuole sapere — he won't hear of it

sete di sapere — thirst for knowledge

un uomo di vasto sapere — a man of great learning

savoir son texte — to know one's lines

savoir quelque chose par cœur — to know something by heart

savoir que — to know (that)

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you are no doubt aware that

elle ne sait plus ce qu'elle dit — she doesn't know what she's saying

savoir quelque chose sur quelqu'un — to know something about somebody

ne rien savoir de quelque chose — to know nothing about something

elle en sait plus/moins que moi — she knows more/less about it than I do

il n'en saura rien — he'll never know (about it)

on ne sait jamais — you never know

est-ce que je sais, moi! — how should I know!

elle n'a rien voulu savoir — she just didn't want to know

parler sans savoir — to talk about things one knows nothing about

sans le savoir — without knowing (it)

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

elle nous a fait savoir que — she informed us that

comment l'as-tu su ? — how did you find out?

je l'ai su par elle — she told me about it

savoir le chinois — to know Chinese

on la savait riche — she was known to be rich

ne savoir que faire pour... — to be at a loss as to how to...

sachant que — given that

sache qu'il t'a menti — I'm telling you, he was lying

la personne que vous savez, qui vous savez — you-know-who

je ne sais quel journaliste — some journalist or other

je ne sais qui — somebody or other

tu viens ou pas, il faudrait savoir! — are you coming or not? make your mind up!

tu en sais des choses! — you really know a thing or two!

savoir faire — to be able to do, to know how to do

savoir comment faire — to know how to do

je sais conduire/nager/taper à la machine — I can drive/swim/type

il ne sait pas dire non — he can't say no

savoir écouter — to be a good listener

elle sait bien expliquer — she's good at explaining things

il a su nous parler — he was able to talk to us

on ne saurait mieux dire — I couldn't have put it better myself

elle sait y faire avec les enfants — she's good with children

il pleurait tout ce qu'il savait — he cried and cried

je ne sais pas soulever la valise — I can't lift the suitcase

ça se saurait — people would know about that

tout se sait ici — people get to know everything in this place

ça s'est su tout de suite — word immediately got around

se savoir aimé — to know one is loved

ne pas savoir où donner de la tête — not to know whether one is coming or going

un grand savoir — great learning

tu sais quoi? — you know what?

Je ne sais pas où il est allé. — I don't know where he's gone.

Nous ne savons pas s'il est bien arrivé. — We don't know if he's arrived safely.

Tu savais que Canberra était la capitale de l'Australie? — Did you know that Canberra was the capital of Australia?

Il ne sait pas ce qu'il va faire ce week-end. — He doesn't know what he's going to do this weekend.

je n'en sais rien — I really don't know

je crois savoir que... — I believe that...

vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que — you will not be unaware of the fact that

faire savoir qch à qn — to inform sb about sth, to let sb know sth

pas que je sache — not as far as I know

sans le savoir — unknowingly, unwittingly

en savoir long — to know a lot

il sait nager — he can swim

tu sais nager? — can you swim?

il est petit: tu ne peux pas savoir! — you won't believe how small he is!