on a retrouvé

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found Used when someone or something has been found again, located, or recovered.
FR: On a retrouvé mes clés sous le canapé.
EN: We found my keys under the sofa.

On a retrouvé son corps.

His body was found.

La bonne, on a retrouvé votre Mercedes.

Good news, we found your Mercedes.

On a retrouvé le train.

The train has been found.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Enfin, on a retrouvé sa trace.

Finally, we found his trail.

— M le maudit (1931)

On a retrouvé cette ordure seulement hier.

We only found this piece of trash yesterday.

— Le Frère (1997)

On a retrouvé une batte de baseball avec les corps.

A baseball bat was found with the bodies.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

On a retrouvé ses restes au fin fond du Bengale.

His remains were found deep in Bengal.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

On a retrouvé l'ADN d'une autre personne sous les ongles de votre mari.

We found another person's DNA under your husband's fingernails.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

On a retrouvé une belle maison.

We found a beautiful house.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

On a retrouvé son corps tout gonflé une semaine plus tard.

His body was found completely swollen a week later.

— Old Boy (2003)

On a retrouvé la moto, détruite, au pied de la falaise de Finisterre.

The motorcycle was found, destroyed, at the foot of the Finisterre cliff.

— La piel que habito (2011)

On s'est perdus, mais on a retrouvé notre voie.

We got lost, but we found our way again.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

On a retrouvé ceci sur la victime.

This was found on the victim.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Est-ce qu’on a retrouvé l’enfant?

Have they found the child?

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)