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French Expression
| Meaning | to find what you’re looking for; to find what brings you joy | |
| Literally | to find one’s happiness | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[troo vay so(n) buh neur] |
| IPA | [tru ve sɔ̃ bɔ nœʀ] | |
Usage notes: The French expression trouver son bonheur is used both literally and figuratively. It can mean to search for and find something real, like a photo lost in a jumble of old souvenirs or the perfect shirt at a garage sale. Or it can refer to something a bit deeper, something abstract that makes you happy.
Par exemple…
| Tu as trouvé ton bonheur dans ces cartons ? | Did you find what you were looking for in those boxes? | |
| (dans un cours d’art) Alors, vous avez trouvé votre bonheur ? |
(in an art class) So, have you found joy? Are you working on something that makes you happy? |
Trouver son bonheur usually refers to something fairly short-term or temporary, as opposed to trouver le bonheur which means “to find true happiness.”
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