trovar

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Etymology

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From Esperanto trovi, from French trouver and Italian trovare.

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trovar (present tense trovas, past tense trovis, future tense trovos, imperative trovez, conditional trovus)

  1. to find

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Interlingua

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trovar

  1. to find

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Italian

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trovar (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of trovare

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese trobar, borrowed from Old Occitan trobar, which was inherited from Vulgar Latin *tropāre, from Latin tropus. Cognate with Galician trobar.

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  • Hyphenation: tro‧var

Verb

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trovar (first-person singular present trovo, first-person singular preterite trovei, past participle trovado)

  1. to compose verses or songs
  2. (Rio Grande do Sul) to flirt with
    Tava trovando aquela guria, mas não deu certo.I was flirting with that girl, but it didn't go well.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish trobar, from Old Occitan trobar, from Vulgar Latin *tropāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɾoˈbaɾ/ [t̪ɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tro‧var

Verb

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trovar (first-person singular present trovo, first-person singular preterite trové, past participle trovado)

  1. (transitive) to versify, write poetry about something
  2. (transitive) to misconstrue (figurative use)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to find, encounter, come across
    Synonyms: encontrar, hallar, pillar
    • ca. 1793-7, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Viaje a Italia :
      Una dama que se halla a pie y sola en medio de un bosque quisiera trovar un comodo para volverse a la ciudad, esto es, una proporción de carruage que pueda conducirla.
      A lady who finds herself on foot and alone in the middle of a forest would like to find a couch with which to go back to the city, that is, any type of carriage that will drive her there.

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