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CAVARSELA - Italian pronominal verb

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Cavarsela - 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.)


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