buscarse

VPR

1) [+ marido, trabajo] to find (o.s.); [+ ayuda, patrocinador] to get, find

deberías buscarte un ayudante — you should find yourself an assistant

ya tendrías que buscarte trabajo — you should find yourself a job o start looking for a job

- buscarse la vida

yo me busco la vida como puedo — I (try to) earn o make a living as best as I can

no me vengas con historias, búscate la vida — stop bothering me, sort it out for yourself

2) [+ problemas]

no te busques más problemas — don't bring more problems on yourself, don't make more trouble for yourself

él se lo buscó — he brought it on himself, he asked for it *

- buscársela

te la estás buscando — you're asking for it, you're asking for trouble

él se la buscó — he asked for it *

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■buscarse vr (problemas, la ruina, una discusión) to ask for
♦ Locuciones: ¡te la estás buscando!, you're asking for it!
'buscarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
garbanzo
- vida
- buscar
English:
invite
- trouble

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vpr

1. Fam [castigo, desgracia]

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble;

buscarse la ruina to bring about one's own downfall;

buscársela to be asking for it;

no sigas así, te la estás buscando you're asking for it if you carry on like that

2. Comp

Fam

buscarse la vida [ganarse el sustento] to seek one's fortune;

[arreglárselas uno solo] to look after oneself;

búscate la vida, pero el trabajo tiene que estar acabado hoy I don't care how you do it, but the work has to be finished today

3. [en letrero]

se busca (vivo o muerto) wanted (dead or alive);

se busca: pastor alemán lost: German shepherd;

se busca camarero waiter wanted