What does ritrovarsi in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word ritrovarsi in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ritrovarsi in Italian.
The word ritrovarsi in Italian means find, locate, find again, recover, wind up, meet again, get one's bearings. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ritrovarsi
find, locateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (trovare [qc] smarrita) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dopo lunghe ricerche ho finalmente ritrovato il mazzo di chiavi. After looking everywhere I finally found my keys. |
find againverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (trovare di nuovo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Nel villaggio vacanze ho ritrovato un mio compagno delle scuole elementari. I found an old primary school classmate again at the holiday camp. |
recoververbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (ricuperare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dopo tre cambi di casa negli ultimi due anni ho finalmente ritrovato il mio equilibrio. After moving home three times in the last two years I have finally recovered some stability. |
wind upverbo intransitivo (capitare in situazioni, luoghi noti) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Durante l'escursione nel bosco ci siamo ritrovati in un angolo bellissimo con una cascata segreta. During our excursion in the forest we wound up (or: found ourselves) in a lovely spot with a secret waterfall. |
meet againverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (incontrarsi nuovamente) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Io e Paola ci siamo ritrovate per caso al mare in vacanza dopo ben quindici anni. After fifteen years Paola and I met again by chance when we were on holiday at the beach. |
get one's bearingsverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (raccapezzarsi) Sono tornata nella mia città natale dopo vent'anni ma è così cambiata che non mi ci ritrovo proprio. I returned to my hometown after twenty years but it has changed so much I can no longer get my bearings. |
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