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1 retrouver Verb, transitive

(a) to find something lost, one's way (again), find something lost by somebody else; to remember, recall, think of a name, uncover a secret, find, encounter problems, meet, meet up with somebody


Present
je retrouve, tu retrouves, il/elle retrouve, nous retrouvons, vous retrouvez, ils/elles retrouvent
Imperfect
je retrouvais, tu retrouvais, il/elle retrouvait, nous retrouvions, vous retrouviez, ils/elles retrouvaient
Future
je retrouverai, tu retrouveras, il/elle retrouvera, nous retrouverons, vous retrouverez, ils/elles retrouveront
Perfect
j' ai retrouvé, tu as retrouvé, il/elle a retrouvé, nous avons retrouvé, vous avez retrouvé, ils/elles ont retrouvé
Present subjunctive
je retrouve, tu retrouves, il/elle retrouve, nous retrouvions, vous retrouviez, ils/elles retrouvent

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2 se retrouver Verb, pronominal

(a) to find one's way; (of a group of people) to meet, meet up; (Infml) se ~ gare St Lazarre to end up back at St Lazarre; (Infml) s'y ~ to break even (neutral); (TV) "fin de ce journal, on se retrouve dans 20 minutes" "that's the end of this bulletin; we'll (or) I'll be back in 20 minutes"

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