find out

find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) descubrir, averiguar
2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) enterarse
find out vb descubrir / enterarse
we must find out who did it debemos descubrir quién lo hizo
find out vt
discover: descubrir, averiguar
find out vi
learn: enterarse
find out
v.
• averiguar v.
• cerciorar v.
• descubrir v.
• enterar v.
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (discover) \<\<truth\>\> descubrir*; \<\<information\>\> (by making enquiries) averiguar*

I was afraid of being found out — tenía miedo de que me descubrieran

to find something out from somebody: we're hoping to find out more from Robert — esperamos que Robert nos dé más información

2) v + adv
a) (learn) enterarse

to find out about something — enterarse de algo

b) (make inquiries) averiguar*

to find out about something — informarse sobre algo

1. VT + ADV
1) (=check out) averiguar

find out everything you can about him — averigua todo lo que puedas sobre él

she phoned to find out when the bus left — llamó por teléfono para averiguar cuándo or enterarse de cuándo salía el autobús

2) (=discover) descubrir

they never found out how he escaped — nunca descubrieron cómo se había escapado

I found out what he was really like — descubrí su verdadera personalidad, me di cuenta de cómo era realmente

find out more by writing to ... — infórmese escribiendo a ...

I found out that she had been lying — descubrí or me enteré que había estado mintiendo

I found out from his teacher that he hadn't been to school — me enteré a través de su profesor de que había faltado al colegio

3) (=expose)

to find sb out — descubrir a algn

- be sure your sins will find you out
4) (=realize) darse cuenta de, descubrir

they'll be sorry when they find out their mistake — se van a arrepentir cuando se den cuenta de su error

2. VI + ADV
1) (=become aware) enterarse

they'll soon find out — pronto se enterarán

to find out about sth — enterarse de algo, descubrir algo

she was afraid her husband would find out about their relationship — le daba miedo que su marido se enterase de or descubriese su relación

2) (=enquire)

to find out about sth — informarse acerca de algo

why don't you find out about training courses? — ¿por qué no te informas sobre cursos de capacitación?

* * *
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (discover) \<\<truth\>\> descubrir*; \<\<information\>\> (by making enquiries) averiguar*

I was afraid of being found out — tenía miedo de que me descubrieran

to find something out from somebody: we're hoping to find out more from Robert — esperamos que Robert nos dé más información

2) v + adv
a) (learn) enterarse

to find out about something — enterarse de algo

b) (make inquiries) averiguar*

to find out about something — informarse sobre algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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