Buscar literally means "to look for" and
is used in many Spanish expressions.
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| buscar |
to look for |
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to search for |
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to see |
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to try to find |
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| buscar en la página ___ |
to look on page ___ |
| buscar entre el público |
to look for in the crowd |
| buscar excusas |
to make excuses |
| buscar hacer algo |
to try to do something |
| buscar hacerlo lo mejor posible |
to try to do the right thing |
| buscarla |
to be looking for trouble / a fight |
| buscar la ruina a alguién |
to be the ruin of someone |
| buscar pelea |
to be looking for trouble / a fight |
| buscar su dinero |
to be after his/her money |
| buscar trabajo |
to look for work, to job-hunt |
| buscarle tres pies al gato |
to complicate matters, make things difficult; to split
hairs, nitpick |
| ir a buscar algo / a alguién |
to go get/fetch something / someone |
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| ¡Busca! |
Fetch! |
| busca y encontrarás |
seek and ye shall find |
| chico busca chica |
boy seeks girl |
| el ___ más buscado |
the most wanted ___ |
| ¿Quién me busca? |
Who's asking for me? |
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| buscarse |
to find oneself |
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to get/find for oneself |
| buscarse la vida |
(informal) |
to try to make a living; to manage on one's own |
| buscársela |
(informal) |
to ask for it (trouble) |
| Búscate la vida |
Figure it out yourself |
| Él se lo/la buscó |
He asked for it, brought it on himself |
| No te busques más problemas |
Don't cause more problems for yourself |
| se busca piso |
apartment wanted |
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Buscar is a
spelling-change verb
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