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Buscar literally means "to look for" and is used in many Spanish expressions. Learn how to make excuses, look for trouble, fetch something, and more with this list of expressions with buscar.
Buscar translations
- to look for
- to search for
- to seek
- to try to find
Buscar expressions
| 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 | ||
| ¡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? | ||
| buscarse | to find oneself | ||
| 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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