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il retrouva

found, found oneself, ended up

→ retrouver
re again; back + trouv find + a 3rd-person singular simple past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #50,116
found Simple past form of “retrouver.”
FR: Elle retrouva son téléphone sous le canapé.
EN: She found her phone under the sofa.
found oneself, ended up Used with the reflexive pronoun se.
FR: Il se retrouva seul dans la maison.
EN: He found himself alone in the house.
Conjugation of retrouver
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third retrouva —

La police retrouva l'homme politique mort dans sa chambre.

The police found the politician dead in his room.

Du reste on retrouva aisément ses traces.

Besides, his trail was easy to pick up.

Puis l'aînée se retrouva à l'hôpital.

Then the older sister ended up in the hospital.

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Le policier se retrouva face à la foule en colère.

The policeman found himself facing the angry crowd.