busca a

look for (someone)

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phrase Very common #1,277

look for (someone) This is the informal tú command form of buscar followed by the personal a used before a specific person or animal. It can also mean “he/she looks for” or “you look for” in the present tense, depending on context.

SP: Busca a tu hermano en la estación.

EN: Look for your brother at the station.

Busca a Alicia.

Look for Alicia.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Busca a esa persona en tu vida, Becket.

Find that person in your life, Becket.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Y quien busca a Dios le encuentra donde quiere.

And whoever seeks God finds Him wherever they want.

— La dolce vita (1960)

La muerte busca a su presa.

Death seeks its prey.

Busca a Gulybin y espera allí.

Look for Gulybin and wait there.

— Как я провёл этим летом (2010)

Busca a otros tipos.

Look for other guys.

— Un profeta (2009)

Busca a Mei.

Look for Mei.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

La policía busca a dos hombres con una niña.

The police are looking for two men with a girl.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

La mitad del mundo busca a la otra mitad.

Half the world is looking for the other half.

Busca a Bagrov y al tipo del museo.

Look for Bagrov and the guy from the museum.

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Buscamos la suerte, la mala suerte nos busca a nosotros.

We seek luck, bad luck seeks us.

Para asuntos extranjeros, busca a Zhou Yu.

For foreign affairs, look for Zhou Yu.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

El último Duque decía, para asuntos internos, busca a Zhang Zhao.

The last Duke said, for internal matters, look for Zhang Zhao.

— Acantilado rojo (2008)

Busca a Mary.

Look for Mary.

— Caza en la noche (2019)

Alguien busca a Bi Yen Ju Li.

Someone is looking for Bi Yen Ju Li.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)