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1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) encontrar, hallar2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) descubrir3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) encontrar, parecer
2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) hallazgo- find out
find vb encontrartr[faɪnd]1 (act, thing found) hallazgo1 (locate) encontrar, hallar■ did you find your keys? ¿encontraste tus llaves?2 (discover) descubrir, encontrar■ they still haven't found a cure for the common cold aún no han descubierto un remedio para el resfriado3 (exist) hallarse, encontrarse, existir4 (obtain, get) encontrar■ could you find me a job? ¿podrías encontrarme un trabajo?5 (think, consider) encontrar, parecer6 (become aware, realize) encontrar, darse cuenta7 (end up, arrive at, reach) ir a parar a, llegar a■ I doubt whether the supplies actually find their way to Bosnia dudo que las provisiones lleguen a Bosnia8 SMALLLAW/SMALL declarar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall found todo incluidoto be nowhere to be found no estar en ninguna parteto find fault with criticarto find for somebody / find against somebody SMALLLAW/SMALL fallar a favor de alguien / fallar en contra de alguiento find it in one's heart to do something tener el valor de hacer algoto find one's tongue soltarse a hablarto find out for oneself averiguarlo por sus propios mediosto take somebody as one finds them no prejuzgar a alguien, aceptar a alguien tal como es1) locate: encontrar, hallarI can't find it: no lo encuentroto find one's way: encontrar el camino, orientarse2) discover, realize: descubrir, darse cuenta dehe found it difficult: descubrió que era difícil3) declare: declarar, hallarthey found him guilty: lo declararon culpablefind n: hallazgo mn.• encuentro s.m.• hallazgo s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: found) = atinar v.• dar con v.• decidir v.• descubrir v.• encontrar v.• hallar v.• localizar v.
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1. faɪnd(past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
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v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
3.
vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo m[faɪnd] (vb: pt, pp found)to be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
1. VT1) (after losing) encontrardid you find your purse? — ¿encontraste tu monedero?
foot, tongue 1., 1)you distracted me, now I can't find my place again — me has distraído y ahora no sé por dónde iba
2) (=locate) encontrarthe plant is found all over Europe — la planta se encuentra or existe en toda Europa
did you find the man? — ¿encontraste or localizaste al hombre?
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?
it took me a while to find my way around their kitchen — me llevó un rato familiarizarme con su cocina
3) (=chance upon) encontrar2.N hallazgo mthat was a lucky find! — ¡qué buen hallazgo!
archaeological finds — hallazgos mpl arqueológicos
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1. [faɪnd](past & past p found) transitive verb1) ( something lost or hidden) encontrar*to find one's way: it's difficult to find one's way around this town es difícil orientarse en esta ciudad; you'll soon find your way around the office en poco tiempo te familiarizarás con la oficina; can you find your way there? — ¿sabes ir?
2) ( come across) encontrar*3)a) ( discover) \<\<cause/answer\>\> encontrar*b) ( Law)to find somebody guilty/not guilty — declarar or hallar a alguien culpable/inocente
how do you find the accused? — ¿cuál es su veredicto?
4) ( experience as) encontrar*I find it difficult to concentrate — me es or me resulta difícil concentrarme
5) ( acquire) encontrar*how are we going to find $20,000? — ¿cómo vamos a conseguir or de dónde vamos a sacar 20.000 dólares?
2.
v refla) ( discover) (+ adv compl) encontrarse*I now find myself in a position to... — ahora me encuentro en posición de...
I found myself unable to answer — fui or me vi incapaz de responder
b) (discover identity, vocation) encontrarse* a sí (or mí etc) mismo
3.
vi ( Law)to find FOR/AGAINST somebody — fallar a favor de/contra alguien
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor — el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
Phrasal Verbs:- find out
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noun hallazgo mto be a real find — ser* todo un hallazgo
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