| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| find [sth]⇒ vtr | (come across) | encontrar vt |
| | I found ten dollars in the street yesterday. |
| | Eu encontrei dez dólares na rua ontem. |
| find [sb]⇒ vtr | (encounter) | encontrar vt |
| | I found John at the station waiting for a taxi. |
| | Encontrei o John na estação esperando por um táxi. |
| find [sth]⇒ vtr | (recover, retrieve) | encontrar, achar vt |
| | I lost my phone last week but I found it this morning. |
| | Perdi meu telefone na semana passada mas achei ele hoje de manhã. |
| find [sth/sb] ([sth])⇒ vtr | (regard, consider) | achar vt |
| | I find modern music rather repetitive. |
| | Eu acho a música moderna um tanto repetitiva. |
| find [sb] guilty/not guilty⇒ vtr | (reach verdict on) | considerar, declarar vt |
| | The jury found the defendant guilty on all charges. |
| | O júri considerou o réu culpado de todas as acusações. |
find,
find that vtr | (with clause: learn, discover) | descobrir vt |
| | We found that the cars performed just as well as each other. |
| | Nós descobrimos que ambos os carros tiveram uma performance igual. |
| find n | informal (discovery, [sth] found) | achado sm |
| | This rare book was really quite a find. |
| | Este livro raro foi realmente um achado. |
| find [sth]⇒ vtr | (discover, encounter) | encontrar, achar vt |
| | Leave everything exactly as you found it. |
| | Deixe tudo exatamente como encontrou. |
| find [sth] vtr | (ascertain) | encontrar, achar vt |
| | It is a problem, and we must find the solution to it. |
| | É um problema, e precisamos encontrar a solução para ele. |
| Locuções verbais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| find against [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (law: judge to be wrong) (Jur: julgamento contra) | decidir contra vt |
| | The jury found against the defendants, who were ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages. |
| find for vtr phrasal insep | (law: judge in favour of) | favorecer durante o julgamento loc v |
find [sth] out,
find out that vtr phrasal sep | (discover) | descobrir vt |
| | I just found out that my sister is pregnant. |
| | Eu acabei de descobrir que minha irmã está grávida. |
| find out about [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (learn about) | informar-se sobre vp |
| | I read his biography to find out about his life. |
| find out about [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (learn news or truth of) | ficar sabendo expres v |
| | I have just found out about your mother; I'm so sorry for your loss. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| a lucky find n | informal (a fortunate discovery) (informal) | um achado sm |
| chance find n | informal ([sth] discovered by accident) | descoberta acidental loc sf |
| find a way v expr | (devise a solution) (achar a solução de um problema) | encontrar uma maneira vt + sf |
| | I don't know how I'll do it, but I'll find a way. |
| find fault with [sb/sth] v expr | (criticize [sb/sth]) | criticar vt |
| find fault v expr | (criticize) | criticar vt |
| find [sb] guilty vtr + adj | often passive (law: convict) | condenar v int |
| | Recently, Apple has been found guilty of wilfully infringing on a patent. |
| find the answer v expr | (devise solution) | encontrar a solução, encontrar a resposta loc v |
| | The problem may seem insoluble right now, but you're sure to find the answer somehow. |
| find the product of [sth] v expr | (mathematics: multiply) (matemática) | multiplicar vt |
| | | obter o produto vt + sm |
find time to do [sth],
find the time to do [sth] vtr + n | (activity: fit in) | encontrar tempo loc v |
| | I am very busy, but I will try to find time to see you. |
find time for [sth],
find the time for [sth] vtr + n | (activity, event: fit in) | encontrar tempo loc v |
| | Many people complain they cannot find time for reading. |
| find true love v expr | (meet one's perfect partner) | encontrar amor verdadeiro expres v |
| | The romantic teenager hopes to find true love. |
find your bearings,
get your bearings v expr | (orient yourself) | encontrar a localização expres |
| | | orientar-se vp |
| | In the dark forest, the search party had trouble getting their bearings. |
| find your niche v expr | (find your special role) | achar o nicho vt + sm |
| | Kate found her niche working in agriculture. |
| find yourself doing [sth] vtr + refl | (be, realise you are) (figurado) | achar-se vp |
| | | encontrar-se |
| | | flagrar-se |
| | | pegar-se vp |
| | She finds herself constantly thinking about the boy from her English class. |
| find yourself vtr + refl | (be, realise you are: in a place) (lugar) | encontrar-se vp |
| | Sally went through the wrong door and found herself in the men's restroom. |
| find yourself vtr + refl | (be, realise you are: in a situation) (situação) | encontrar-se vp |
| | When Kevin was laid off, he and his family found themselves in dire financial circumstances. |
find yourself,
discover yourself vtr + refl | figurative (find fulfilment) (figurado, achar plenitude) | encontrar-se vp |
| | I'm taking a year off to travel the world and find myself. |
hard to find,
hard-to-find adj | (rare, elusive) (raro) | difícil de encontrar expres |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun it modifies. |
| | After calling round every antique book shop for miles, Aaron finally located a hard-to-find first edition of his husband's favourite book. |
hard to find,
hard-to-find adj | (difficult to locate) (difícil de localizar) | difícil de encontrar expres |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
learn [sth] the hard way,
find [sth] out the hard way,
find out [sth] the hard way v expr | (learn from difficult experiences) | aprender da maneira mais difícil expres v |
| | (BRA) | aprender pela dor expres v |
| please find attached expr | formal, written (see the attached document) | encontra-se em anexo expres |
| | Please find attached a check for $25 for the application fee. |
take refuge,
find refuge v expr | (find shelter or protection) (encontrar abrigo ou proteção) | refugiar-se vp |
| | | abrigar-se vp |
| | When the storm started we ran to the nearest hut and took refuge. |
take refuge in,
take refuge in [sth],
find refuge in,
find refuge in [sth] v expr | figurative (be comforted by) | confortar-se vp |
| | | procurar refúgio em loc v |
| | He took refuge in the fact that his colleagues had all found the project difficult. |