I was surprised to find that (...)

this book [my new secretary] is a regular find - эта книга [мой новый секретарь] - настоящая находка

to find means - изыскать средства

to find nothing to say - не найтись, что сказать

I can't find my book anywhere - я нигде не могу найти свою книгу

I have found what I want - я нашёл, что мне нужно

I run to find a doctor - я побежал за врачом

he is not to be found - его невозможно найти; его нигде нет

the committee must find a suitable man for the job - комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы

to find a treasure - найти клад

he found a coin in the dust - он нашёл монету в пыли

to find some difficulty in doing smth. - встретить затруднение в чём-л.

it is found everywhere - это можно встретить где угодно

such men are not often found - такие люди не часто встречаются

to find a mistake in the calculations - обнаружить ошибку в расчёте

to find the answer to the problem - разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса

he found a more modern method - он открыл более современный метод

you must take us as you find us - принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть

we must leave everything as we find it - нужно оставить всё как есть /ничего не трогать/

I found the key missing - я обнаружил, что ключа нет

when the doctor came he found him already dead - когда пришёл врач, он уже был мёртв

to find smb. at home - застать кого-л. дома

I found everybody out - никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал

I found her waiting in the hall - я увидел, что она ждёт меня в вестибюле

six months later we find him saying the exact opposite - и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи

Christmas found him still looking for work - на рождество он всё ещё был без работы

to find a good friend [a supporter] in smb. - обрести хорошего друга [сторонника] в ком-л.

to find courage to... - найти в себе мужество, чтобы...

his theory found no acceptance among scholars - его теория не получила признания в учёных кругах

the new product found few buyers - на новый товар почти не было спроса

the bullet found its mark - пуля попала в цель

the blow found his chin - удар пришёлся ему по подбородку

to find bottom in a lake - коснуться дна озера

to find it impossible [necessary, easy, difficult] to... - считать невозможным [необходимым, лёгким, трудным] сделать что-л.

to find the terms reasonable - находить условия приемлемыми

I find it pays to get up early - я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать

this letter, I find, arrived yesterday - это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера

how do you find him? - как вы его находите?

you will find that I am right - вы убедитесь, что я прав

I found that I was mistaken - я понял, что ошибся

I was surprised to find that... - я с удивлением увидел, что...

it has been found that... - выяснилось, что...

you may find it do you good - может оказаться, что это пойдёт вам на пользу

I found him a sensible man - он показался мне разумным человеком

I find smth. repellent about the man - мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее

she found him pleasant to talk to - она нашла в нём приятного собеседника

they found a verdict of guilty - они вынесли определение о виновности

the jury found the prisoner guilty - присяжные признали подсудимого виновным

he was found guilty [innocent] - его признали виновным [невиновным]

to find that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown - признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом

to find for [against] the plaintiff - решить в пользу [против] истца

to find one's son with everything necessary - снабдить своего сына всем необходимым

the State finds half of the sum, leaving the parent to find the rest - государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное

£2 a week and find yourself - 2 фунта в неделю без питания

all /everything/ found - на всём готовом

wages £10 and all found - жалованье 10 фунтов на всём готовом

to (try to) find the value of the unknown quantity - определять неизвестную величину

to find the advance guard - выделить авангард

I can't find time to do it - у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это

I found myself in a dark forest - я оказался в тёмном лесу

when he awoke he found himself in hospital - когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице

you will find yourself in prison soon if you act in that way - будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь

she found herself in a dilemma - она очутилась в затруднительном положении

he found himself at a loss - он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать

when I heard the details I found myself crying - когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слёзы /я заплакал/

I found myself saying ❝yes❞ - и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился

she pays for her board and lodging but her father finds her in clothes - она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает её

we are found in everything - house, food - мы всем обеспечены - и жильём и пищей

the house was well found in plate and linen - в доме было много посуды и столового белья

he was well found in classical learning - он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры

to find one's way - попасть; пробраться, получить доступ

how did it find its way into this book? - каким образом это попало в книгу?

how did he find his way into the laboratory? - как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию?

to find one's bearings - а) ориентироваться, определять своё местонахождение; б) осваиваться

wait till he finds his bearing he'll show himself - обожди, он ещё покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться

to find one's tongue /voice/ - вновь обрести дар речи

to find it in one's heart to do smth. - решиться на что-л.

I can't find it in my heart to scold him - у меня не хватает духу бранить его

those — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello

those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?

those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50

that's why she never went back — por eso nunca volvió

that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!

those who have been less fortunate — los que no han tenido tanta suerte

is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?

don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!

eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!

come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto

for all that — por eso

he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz

a voice that reminded him of somebody — una voz que le recordaba a alguien

the reason (that) she resigned — el motivo por el que dimitió

the way (that) he spoke — la forma en que habló

those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella

those — aquellos, aquellas

do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?

those two records — esos dos discos

I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa

I like those yellow ones — me gustan ésos amarillos

in those days — en aquellos tiempos

it's been one of those days — ha sido uno de esos días en que todo sale mal

she said (that)... — dijo que...

the news that our team had won — la noticia de que nuestro equipo había ganado

I'm glad (that) you're here — me alegro de que estés aquí

she talks so fast that I can't understand — habla tan rápido que no le entiendo

it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...

ten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?

I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto

she can't be all that stupid — no es posible que sea tan tonta

that book — ese libro

that hill over there — aquella colina de allí

that car is much better value than that sports model at the end — ese coche está mejor de precio que aquel modelo deportivo que hay al final

that lad of yours — ese chico tuyo

that wretched dog! — ¡ese maldito perro!

what about that cheque? — ¿y el cheque ese?

there's little to choose between this model and that one — no hay mucho que elegir entre este modelo y aquel

do you remember that holiday we had in Holland? — ¿te acuerdas de aquellas vacaciones que pasamos en Holanda?

1992? I can't remember where we holidayed that year — ¿1992? no recuerdo dónde pasamos las vacaciones ese año

May? we can't come that month because we'll be moving house — ¿en mayo? no podemos venir ese mes porque nos estaremos mudando de casa

who's that? — ¿quién es ese?

what is that? — ¿qué es eso?, ¿eso qué es?

that's my French teacher over there — aquel es mi profesor de francés

that's my sister over by the window — aquella de la ventana es mi hermana

that's Joe — es Joe

is that you, Paul? — ¿eres tú, Paul?

£5? it must have cost more than that — ¿5 libras? debe haber costado más (que eso)

that's odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara!

1988? that was the year you graduated, wasn't it? — ¿1988? ese fue el año en que acabaste la carrera, ¿no es así?

that's all I can tell you — eso es todo lo que puedo decirte

is that all? — ¿eso es todo?, ¿nada más?

she's not as stupid as (all) that — no es tan estúpida como para eso

I realized he meant to speak to me and at that I panicked — me di cuenta de que quería hablar conmigo y entonces me entró el pánico

they get their wages and that's it — tienen un sueldo y eso es todo

that's it! she can find her own gardener! — ¡se acabó! ¡que se busque un jardinero por su cuenta!

a hurricane like that of 1987 — un huracán como el de 1987

a recession like that of 1973-74 — una recesión como la de 1973-1974

the man that came in — el hombre que entró

the book that I read — el libro que leí

the houses that I painted — las casas que pinté

the girl that he met on holiday and later married — la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones y con la que después se casó

all that I have — todo lo que tengo

fool that I am! — ¡tonto que soy!

the actor that I was telling you about — el actor del que te hablaba

the car that she got into — el coche al que se subió

the film that I read about in the papers — la película sobre la que leí en el periódico

a planet that satellites go round — un planeta alrededor del cual giran satélites

the evening that we went to the theatre — la tarde (en) que fuimos al teatro

the summer that it was so hot — el verano que hizo tanto calor

that far — tan lejos

he can't be that clever — no puede ser tan inteligente

I didn't know he was that ill — no sabía que estuviera tan enfermo

he was that wild — estaba tan furioso

it was that cold! — ¡hacía tanto frío!

he said that... — dijo que...

he said that he was going to London and would be back in the evening — dijo que se iba a Londres y (que) volvería por la tarde

I believe that he exists — creo que existe

that he did not know surprised me — (el) que no lo supiera me extrañó, me extrañó (el) que no lo supiera

that he refuses is natural — (el) que rehúse es natural

that he should behave like this is incredible — (el) que se comporte así es increíble, es increíble que se comporte así

it was done (so) that he might sleep — se hizo para que pudiera dormir

those who fought and died that we might live — los que lucharon y murieron para que nosotros pudiésemos vivir

• in that — en el sentido de que

it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free — es una inversión atractiva en el sentido de que está exenta de impuestos

those — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello

those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

what's that? — ¿qué es eso?

who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?

those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50

that's why she never went back — por eso nunca volvió

that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!

those who have been less fortunate — los que no han tenido tanta suerte

is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?

don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!

eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!

come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto

for all that — por eso

he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz

a voice that reminded him of somebody — una voz que le recordaba a alguien

the reason (that) she resigned — el motivo por el que dimitió

the way (that) he spoke — la forma en que habló

those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella

those — aquellos, aquellas

do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?

those two records — esos dos discos

I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa

I like those yellow ones — me gustan ésos amarillos

in those days — en aquellos tiempos

it's been one of those days — ha sido uno de esos días en que todo sale mal

she said (that)... — dijo que...

the news that our team had won — la noticia de que nuestro equipo había ganado

I'm glad (that) you're here — me alegro de que estés aquí

she talks so fast that I can't understand — habla tan rápido que no le entiendo

it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...

ten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?

I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto

she can't be all that stupid — no es posible que sea tan tonta

I know all that — ich weiß das alles

that will do — das reicht

everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe

at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

[in order] that — damit

what is that? — was ist das?

they all say that — das sagen alle

who is that? — wer ist das?

that's what I say or think too — das finde ich auch

if she's as unhappy/stupid etc as (all) that — wenn sie so or derart unglücklich/dumm etc ist

she's not as stupid as all that — so dumm ist sie nun auch (wieder) nicht

I didn't think she'd get/be as angry as that — ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie sich so ärgern würde

like that — so

just like that — einfach so

that's got that/him out of the way — so, das wäre geschafft/den wären wir los

that is (to say) — das heißt

oh well, that's that —

there, that's that — so, das wärs

well, that's that then — das wärs dann also

so that was that — damit hatte sichs

that's it! — das ist es!

(after prep) after/before/below/over that — danach/davor/darunter/darüber

and... at that — und dabei...

my watch is broken already and it was my good one at that — meine Uhr ist schon kaputt und dabei war es meine gute

as for that — was das betrifft or angeht

if things have or if it has come to that —

I prefer this to that — dies ist mir lieber als das (da)

(followed by rel pron) this theory is different from that which... — diese Theorie unterscheidet sich von derjenigen, die...

that which we call... — das, was wir... nennen

what was that noise? — was war das für ein Geräusch?

that poor girl! — das arme Mädchen!

I only saw him on that one occasion — ich habe ihn nur bei dieser einen Gelegenheit gesehen

that morning I had put on my green dress — an jenem Morgen hatte ich mein grünes Kleid an(gezogen)

everyone agreed on that point — alle waren sich in dem Punkt einig

I like that one — ich mag das da

I'd like that one, not this one — ich möchte das da, nicht dies hier

she was rushing this way and that — sie rannte hierhin und dorthin

(with poss) that dog of yours! — Ihr Hund, dieser Hund von Ihnen

what about that plan of yours now? — wie steht es denn jetzt mit Ihrem Plan?, was ist denn nun mit Ihrem Plan?

he was at least that much taller than me — er war mindestens (um) so viel größer als ich

it's not that good/cold etc —

he was that angry — er hat sich DERart(ig) geärgert

all/nothing/everything etc that... — alles/nichts/alles etc, was...

the best/cheapest etc that... — das Beste/Billigste etc, das or was...

fool that I am — ich Idiot

the girl that I told you about — das Mädchen, von dem ich Ihnen erzählt habe

no-one has come that I know of — meines Wissens or soviel ich weiß, ist niemand gekommen

(with expressions of time) the minute that he came the phone rang — genau in dem Augenblick, als er kam, klingelte das Telefon

the day that we spent on the beach was one of the hottest — der Tag, den wir am Strand verbrachten, war einer der heißesten

the day that... — an dem Tag, als...

she promised that she would come — sie versprach zu kommen

not that I want to do it — nicht (etwa), dass ich das tun wollte

(in exclamations) that things or it should come to this! —

never will I forget that day — den Tag werde ich nie vergessen

who is that in the garden? — wer ist das [da] im Garten?

what bird is that? — was für ein Vogel ist das?

I know all that — ich weiß das alles

and [all] that — und so weiter

don't be like that! — sei doch nicht so

don't talk like that — hör auf, so zu reden

he is like that — so ist er eben

if they'd have me, that is — das heißt, wenn sie mich nehmen

that will do — das reicht

you are not going to the party, and that's that! — du gehst nicht zu der Party, und damit Schluss!

who was that? — wer war das?

the people that you got it from — die Leute, von denen du es bekommen hast

the box that you put the apples in — die Kiste, in die du die Äpfel getan hast

is he the man that you saw last night? — ist das der Mann, den Sie gestern Abend gesehen haben?

everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe

he may be daft, but he's not [all] that daft — er mag ja blöd sein, aber so blöd [ist er] auch wieder nicht

at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

the day that I first met her — der Tag, an dem ich sie zum ersten Mal sah

[in order] that — damit

quelle surprise! — what a surprise!

être une surprise — to come as a surprise

c'est la surprise de la journée — that's a big surprise

créer la surprise — to cause a stir

on veut leur faire une surprise — we want it to be a surprise

à ma surprise — to my surprise

il m'a fait la surprise de venir me voir — he came to see me as a surprise

prendre quelqu'un par surprise — to take somebody by surprise

avoir la bonne surprise/la mauvaise surprise d'apprendre que — to be pleasantly surprised/unpleasantly surprised to hear that

discours sans surprise — uneventful speech

l'élection a été sans surprise — the election went as expected

invité/visite surprise — surprise guest/visit

voyage surprise — unexpected trip

grève surprise — lightning strike

faire une surprise à qn — to give sb a surprise

voyage sans surprises — uneventful journey

une bonne surprise — a nice surprise

une mauvaise surprise — a nasty surprise

La surprise de leurs adversaires fut totale. — Their adversaries were completely taken by surprise.

À sa grande surprise, on accepta sa proposition. — To his great surprise, his suggestion was accepted.

par surprise — by surprise

c'est surprenant de vous trouver ici! — I'm surprised to find you here!

on trouve de tout ici — they have everything here

trouver quelque chose par hasard — to come across something

j'ai trouvé! — I've got it!

trouver du plaisir à faire — to get pleasure out of doing

il ne nous reste plus qu'à trouver le financement — all we have to do now is get financial backing

trouver quelque chose dans un état lamentable — to find something in an appalling state

ils sont tous venus me trouver après le cours — they all came to see me after the class

je vais aller trouver le responsable du rayon — I'm going to go and see the head of the department

trouver quelqu'un gentil/pénible — to think somebody is nice/tiresome

je trouve ça bizarre/drôle — I think it's strange/funny, I find it strange/funny

comment trouves-tu mon ami? — what do you think of my friend?, how do you like my friend?

j'ai trouvé bon de vous prévenir — I thought it right to warn you

trouver un intérêt à quelque chose — to find something interesting

elle ne me trouve que des défauts — she only sees my faults

je me demande ce qu'elle lui trouve! — I wonder what she sees in him/her!

elle m'a trouvé bonne mine — she thought I looked well

je te trouve bien calme, qu'est-ce que tu as? — you're very quiet, what's the matter?

tu trouves? — do you think so?

trouver à s'occuper — to find something to do

trouver à redire — to find fault

se trouver à Rome — to be in Rome

le sommaire se trouve page 11 — the table of contents is on page 11

se trouver confronté à de grosses difficultés — to have run into major problems

se trouver mal à l'aise quelque part — to feel uneasy somewhere

se trouver bien quelque part — to be happy somewhere

j'ai failli me trouver mal — I nearly passed out

il se trouver beau — he thinks he's good-looking

trouve-toi une occupation — find yourself something to do

elle s'est trouvé un petit ami — she's found herself a boyfriend

il se trouve que je le connais — I happen to know him

il se trouve qu'elle ne leur avait rien dit — as it happened, she hadn't told them anything

Je ne trouve pas mes lunettes. — I can't find my glasses.

trouver refuge — to find shelter

trouver à faire qch; trouver à boire — to find something to drink

trouver à critiquer — to find something to criticize

je trouve que — I think that, I find that

Je trouve que c'est bête. — I think it's stupid.

aller trouver qn — to go and see sb

venir trouver qn — to come and see sb