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je retrouvais

was meeting (again), was finding (again)

→ retrouver
re again or back + trouv find + ais imperfect tense, je/tu
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #39,865
was meeting (again), was finding (again) Imperfect form of « retrouver »; often means either meeting up with someone again or finding something again, depending on context.
FR: Je retrouvais mes amis après les cours.
EN: I was meeting my friends again after class.
Conjugation of retrouver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First retrouvais —
Second retrouvais —

Tu ne retrouvais plus ni ton bureau ni ton casier, hier.

You couldn't find your desk or your locker yesterday.

— Your Name. (2016)

Elle n'a jamais pigé pourquoi je la retrouvais toujours quand elle s'enfuyait.

She never understood why I always managed to find her when she ran away.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Chaque fois qu'il me disait ça je me retrouvais avec lui.

Every time he told me that, I ended up with him.

— Happy Together (1997)

L'opération était un succès et je retrouvais la vue.

The operation was a success, and I regained my sight.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Et le fric dans la poche, je retrouvais la paix du foyer.

And with the money in my pocket, I regained the peace of home.

— Carandiru (2003)