| Principal Translations |
| hallar⇒ vtr | (encontrar lo perdido) (discover [sth] lost) | find⇒ vtr |
| | Cuando estaba por tomar un taxi halló las llaves perdidas de su auto. |
| | When he was about to take a taxi, he found the lost keys to his car. |
| hallar vtr | (descubrir, encontrar) (find out [sth]) | discover⇒, find⇒ vtr |
| | El maestro por fin halló la forma de controlar a sus alumnos. |
| | The teacher finally discovered (or: found) the way to control his students. |
| hallar vtr | (encontrar de casualidad) (encounter) | find⇒ vtr |
| | | come across vtr phrasal insep |
| | Hallé un fajo de billetes tirado en la calle. |
| | I found (or: came across) a wad of bills dropped in the street. |
| hallarse⇒ v prnl | (ubicarse, situarse) (geographic) | be situated, be located, be found v expr |
| | (general) | be⇒ vi |
| | México se halla al sur de Norteamérica. |
| | Mexico is situated (or: is located) in the southern part of North America. |
| hallarse v prnl | (encontrarse en situación, estado) | find yourself vtr + refl |
| | Debido a la recesión, el mercado automotriz se halla en un mal momento. |
| | Because of the recession, the auto industry finds itself in a difficult situation. |
| hallarse v prnl | coloquial (sentirse bien en un lugar) | feel right vi + adj |
| | | feel like yourself v expr |
| | No me hallo en la ciudad, sólo en el campo soy feliz. |
| | I don't feel right in the city; only in the country do I feel happy. |
| hallarse v prnl | (derecho: estar presente) | be⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | be present in v expr |
| | No podemos continuar con la audiencia, el testigo no se halla en el juzgado. |
| | We can't continue the hearing, the witness is not in the courtroom. |
| | We can't continue the hearing, the witness is not present in the courtroom. |