let us meet

retrouver son chemin — to find one's way

retrouver son sang-froid — to regain one's composure

il a retrouvé le sourire — he's smiling again

retrouver le sommeil — to be able to sleep again

je retrouve sa mère en elle — I can see her mother in her

on le retrouve dans cette œuvre — you can see his hand in this work

quand tu souris, je te retrouve — that's more like you to be smiling

on se retrouvera devant le cinéma — let's meet (up) outside the cinema

de temps en temps on se retrouve entre amis — we get together with a few friends once in a while

on s'est retrouvé en famille — the family got together

se retrouver enceinte — to find oneself pregnant

se retrouver orphelin/sans argent/seul — to be left an orphan/penniless/on one's own

se retrouver confronté à — to be faced with

se retrouver à l'hôpital — to end up in hospital

se retrouver au même point — to be back to square one

tu t'y retrouves entre tous ces emplois/amants? — can you cope with all these jobs/lovers?

il y a trop de changements, on ne s'y retrouve plus — there are too many changes, we don't know if we're coming or going

le même amour de la musique se retrouve chez les deux enfants — both children have the same love of music

un de perdu, dix de retrouvés — there are plenty more fish in the sea

J'ai retrouvé mon portefeuille. — I've found my wallet.

Je te retrouve au café à trois heures. — I'll meet you at the café at 3 o'clock.

ha trovato lavoro — she's found a job

far trovare qc a qn — to help sb find sth

non trovo le scarpe — I can't find my shoes

non riesco a trovare le chiavi — I can't find my keys

andare/venire a trovare qn — to go/come and see sb

ieri sono andato a trovare Chris — I went to see Chris yesterday

trovare la morte — to meet one's death

trovare da ridire (su tutto) — to find sth to criticize (in everything)

trovare da dormire — to find somewhere to sleep

(giudicare) trovare che... — to find o think that...

lo trovo un po' invecchiato — I think he has aged a bit

l'ho trovato molto cambiato — I thought he'd changed a lot

ti trovo dimagrito — you look thinner

trovi? — do you think so?

fa caldo, non trovi? — it's hot, don't you think?

trovo giusto/sbagliato che... — I think/don't think it's right that...

trovare qn colpevole — to find sb guilty

la notizia ci trovò impreparati — the news caught us unawares

dove si trova la stazione? — where is the station?

l'albergo si trova proprio al centro — the hotel's right in the town centre

in quel periodo mi trovavo a Londra — at that time I was in London

ci siamo trovati a Napoli — we found ourselves in Naples

trovarsi bene/male — to get on well/badly

mi sono trovata benissimo con i suoi — I got on very well with his parents

trovarsi in pericolo/smarrito — to be in danger/lost

trovarsi nell'impossibilità di rispondere — to be unable to answer

trovarsi d'accordo con qn — to be in agreement with sb

trovarsi a disagio — to feel ill at ease

trovarsi solo — to find o.s. alone

trovarsi nei pasticci — to find o.s. in trouble

trovarsi con un pugno di mosche in mano — to be left empty-handed

troviamoci alle cinque davanti al cinema — let's meet at five in front of the cinema

si sono trovati in piazza — they met (each other) in the square

trovare marito — to find a husband

lo troverà a casa — you'll find him at home

ho trovato! — I've got it!

trovare dei difetti a qcn. — to see faults in sb.

mi chiedo che cosa trovi in lui — I wonder what she sees in him

trovare il tempo per — to find the time for

andare a trovare qcn. — to visit sb., to pay a visit to sb., to drop in on sb

trovare qcn. gentile — to find sb. polite

ti trovo bene! — you're looking fit and well!

ti trovo silenzioso, cos'hai? — you're very quiet, what's the matter?

lo trovo divertente — I think it's funny

trovare interessante qcs., fare — to find sth. interesting, to find it interesting to do

trovare che — to think that

trovi? — do you think so?

non ci trovo niente di male — I see no harm in it

è incredibile trovarti qui! — I'm surprised to find you here!

ho trovato Sara al supermercato — I ran into Sara at the supermarket

ho trovato la porta chiusa — I found the door locked

trovare qcn. in piedi, seduto — to find sb. standing, seated

trovare qcn. mentre sta facendo — to find sb. doing

trovare il modo di fare — to manage to do

la casa si trova in un'ottima posizione — the house is in a very good position

il carbone si trova 900 metri più in basso — the coal lies 900 metres down

questo libro si trova in tutte le librerie — this book is on sale in all the bookshops

mi trovavo sola in casa — I was home alone

mi trovavo lì per caso — I just happened to be around

- rsi in pericolo — to be in danger

-rsi d'accordo con qcn. — to agree with sb.

non si trova nella situazione di poter giudicare — he is not well placed to judge

come ti trovi nel tuo nuovo appartamento? — what is it like in your new flat?

si trova bene qui — he's happy here

non mi trovo (bene) con lei — I don't get on well with her

- rsi a proprio agio — to feel at ease

troviamoci dopo cena — let's meet after dinner

prendre rendez-vous avec un spécialiste — to make an appointment with a specialist

j'ai rendez-vous avec un ami — I'm meeting a friend

je leur ai donné rendez-vous à minuit — I've arranged to meet them at midnight

le soleil n'était pas au rendez-vous — the sun didn't shine

recevoir sur rendez-vous — to have an appointment system

"uniquement sur rendez-vous" — "by appointment only"

fixer un rendez-vous à qn — to give sb an appointment

prendre rendez-vous avec qn — to make an appointment with sb

J'ai pris rendez-vous chez le médecin. — I made an appointment with the doctor.

donner rendez-vous à qn — to arrange to meet sb

J'ai rendez-vous avec Marie en ville. — I'm meeting Marie in town., I've arranged to meet Marie in town.

Tu sors ce soir? - Oui, j'ai un rendez-vous. — Are you going out tonight? - Yes, I've got a date.

être au rendez-vous; Le soleil n'était pas au rendez-vous cet été. — We didn't see much of the sun this summer.

Il est arrivé en retard au rendez-vous. — He arrived late at the meeting place.

C'est le rendez-vous de tous les amateurs de jazz. — It's a favourite haunt of all jazz fans.

el mismo coche — the same car

estos dos vestidos son de la misma talla — these two dresses are the same size

respondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time

lleva la misma falda que ayer — she's wearing the same skirt as yesterday

tengo el mismo dinero que tú — I've got the same amount of money as you

tiene el mismo pelo que su padre — his hair's the same as his father's

hablaba consigo mismo — he was talking to himself

lo hizo por sí mismo — he did it by himself

perjudicarse a sí mismo — to harm oneself

yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes

estuvo el mismo ministro — the minister himself was there

ni ella misma lo sabe — she doesn't even know herself

ella misma se hace los vestidos — she makes her own dresses

-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"

-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"

-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"

viven en el mismo centro de Córdoba — they live right in the centre of Córdoba

en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself

Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity

es el mismo que nos alquilaron el año pasado — it's the same one they rented us last year

-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"

no es la misma desde su divorcio — she hasn't been the same since her divorce

-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"

leyó el texto pero no reveló el origen del mismo — he read the text without revealing its source

los políticos siempre dicen lo mismo — politicians always say the same (thing)

hizo lo mismo que ayer — he did the same as yesterday

¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!

- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"

nos contó lo mismo de siempre — she told us the usual story

-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"

cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never

le multaron por lo mismo que a mi — she got fined for the same thing as me

no es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private

• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference

me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me

da lo mismo que vengas hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

lo mismo no vienen — maybe they won't come

no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come

pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you

• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —

en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America

lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer

suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo

yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father

nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance

• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —

lo mismo te puede criticar que alabar — she's just as likely to criticize you as to praise you

lo mismo puede durar una hora que dos — it could last anywhere between one and two hours

aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle

lo mismo si viene que si no viene — whether he comes or not

delante mismo de la casa — right in front of the house

en la capital mismo hay barrios de chabolas — even in the capital there are shanty towns

ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago

aquí mismo acampamos el año pasado — this is the exact spot where we camped last year

me dijo que me contestarían hoy mismo — he told me they'd give me an answer today

me contestarán mañana mismo — they'll give me an answer tomorrow

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

l'ho incontrato ad una festa — I met him at a party

ho incontrato Maurizio per strada — I bumped into Maurizio in the street

l'Inter incontrerà la Juve domenica prossima — Inter Milan are playing Juventus next Sunday

incontriamoci davanti al cinema — let's meet in front of the cinema

incontrare qcn., qcs. sul proprio cammino — to encounter sb., sth. along one's path

non si incontrano spesso persone così generose — you don't often come across such generous people

incontrare il favore della critica — to find favour with the critics

incontrare il consenso, delle resistenze — to meet with acceptance, resistance

ci siamo incontrati a Praga — we met in Praha

je t'attendrai à la sortie — I'll wait for you outside (the building)

surveiller la sortie des écoles — to patrol the school gates

à ma sortie du tribunal/de l'armée — when I left the court/the army

sa femme l'attendait à sa sortie de prison — his wife was waiting for him when he came out of prison

prendre ses enfants à la sortie de l'école — to pick the children up after school

mendier à la sortie des églises — to beg outside churches

à la sortie de l'hiver — at the end of winter

je suis las de tes entrées et sorties continuelles — I'm tired of your constant comings and goings

sortie d'un navire — sailing of a boat

la sortie de la crise — the end of the crisis

la sortie de la livre hors du SME — the withdrawal of the pound from the ERM

le droit à la libre sortie du territoire — the right to travel freely abroad

être interdit de sortie (du territoire) — to be forbidden to leave the country

faire une sortie avec l'école — to go on a school outing

ce soir, c'est mon soir de sortie — tonight is my night out

priver quelqu'un de sortie — to keep somebody in

première sortie d'un convalescent — a convalescent's first time out

le film a été interdit dès sa sortie — the film was banned as soon as it came out

Où est la sortie? — Where's the way out?

"sortie de camions" — "vehicle exit"

à sa sortie, elle... — as she left, she...

à sa sortie, il... — as she left, he...

À la sortie du nouveau modèle, les commandes ont afflué. — When the new model came out, orders poured in for it.

des sorties — items of expenditure, outgoings

devant quelqu'un/quelque chose — in front of somebody/something

le bus est passé devant moi sans s'arrêter — the bus went straight past me without stopping

regarder/marcher droit devant soi — to look/walk straight ahead

il l'a dit devant moi — he said it in front of me

tous les hommes sont égaux devant la loi — all men are equal in the eyes of the law