riscontrare

to find, to encounter

verb ree-skohn-TRAH-reh Rare

Also means

to verify, to confirm

Usage Note

Riscontrare is used in formal and written Italian to mean finding or detecting something (riscontrare un problema, to find/encounter a problem) or to verify a match (riscontrare una corrispondenza, to confirm a match). It takes avere as its auxiliary. It is more formal than plain trovare and common in bureaucratic and technical writing.

Examples

"Abbiamo riscontrato alcuni errori nel documento."

Natural Translation

We found some errors in the document.

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