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CAVARSELA - Italian pronominal verb
2 years agoCavarsela - To manage, to get by, to get away with, make do, make out, survive...
Examples_
- Non ti preoccupare per il progetto, me la cavo bene con il computer.
(Don't worry about the project, I'm good with computers.)
- Me la sono cavata bene all'esame. (I managed well in the exam.)
- Non sono un grande nuotatore, ma me la cavo in piscina.
(I'm not a great swimmer, but I manage in the pool.)
- Non parlo bene il francese, ma me la cavo con qualche parola.
(I don't speak French well, but I get by with a few words.)
- L'incidente Γ¨ stato grave, ma per fortuna se l'Γ¨ cavata.
(The accident was serious, but fortunately, he survived.)
Do you know the verb cavarsela? Can you give me other examples and possible translations of this verb in English?