find1
found, found /faɪnd/Translation
v [t]
→ to find (sth) out [m]→ to find sb out [m]Véase tb: to {find/meet} one's match; to find fault with sth/sb; to find one's bearings›
⇨ encontrar
I can't find my glasses No encuentro mis gafas
He found a ten pound note in the street Encontró un billete de diez libras en la calle
⇨ localizar
Can you find the bear in this picture? ¿Puedes localizar el oso que hay en esta foto?
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⇨ resultar
I found it boring Me resultó aburrido
⇨ encontrar
› (ante un juez)
⇨ declarar
They found him guilty of murder Lo declararon culpable de asesinato
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva to find it {difficult/easy} to do sth
⇨ resultarle {difícil/fácil} a alguien hacer algo
⇨ {costarle/no costarle} a alguien hacer algo
I find it difficult to speak English Me cuesta hablar en inglés
(Definition of find v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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