- arreglarse
- arreglarse► verbo pronominal1 (componerse) to get ready, dress up; (cabello) to do■ arréglate el pelo do your hair2 (solucionarse) to get sorted out, work out; (pareja) to get back together again* * *to get oneself ready* * *VPR1) (=acicalarse) to get o.s. ready; [+ pelo, manos] to do
yo tardo poco en arreglarme — I won't take a moment to get myself ready
se arregla mucho para ir a trabajar — she gets really dressed up to go to work
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arreglarse la boca — to get one's teeth seen to•
arreglarse la corbata — to adjust one's tie•
arreglarse el pelo — [uno mismo] to fix one's hair; [en peluquería] to have one's hair done2) (=ponerse de acuerdo) to come to an agreementno consiguieron arreglarse en el precio — they didn't manage to come to an agreement about the price
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arreglarse a algo — to conform to sthlas leyes deben arreglarse a los principios fundamentales — laws should conform to fundamental principles
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arreglarse con algn, me he arreglado con ella para cambiar los turnos — I've arranged to swap shifts with her3) [novios] (=reconciliarse) to make up; (=empezar a salir) † to start courting †estuvieron un tiempo peleados, pero ya se han arreglado — they fell out for a while, but now they've made (it) up
4) (=mejorarse) to improvesi las cosas no se arreglan la empresa tendrá que cerrar — if things don't improve the firm will have to close down
si el tiempo se arregla, iremos a la playa — if the weather improves we'll go to the beach
los problemas no se arreglan solos — problems don't sort themselves out
5) (=apañarse) to managecon este dinero me arreglo — I can get by o I can manage on this money
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arreglarse con/sin algo — to manage with/without sth¿cómo os arregláis sin el coche? — how do you manage without the car?
para comer me arreglo con un bocadillo — at lunch, I make do with a sandwich, I manage on a sandwich for lunch
¿cómo te las arreglas para trabajar tanto y no cansarte? — how do you manage to work so hard and not get tired?
sabe arreglárselas muy bien solito — he manages perfectly well on his own
arreglárselas para hacer algo — to manage to do sth
no sé cómo se las arregla para salir adelante con ese sueldo — I don't know how he manages to get by on that salary
ya me las arreglaré para convencerlo — I'll find a way of convincing him
* * *(v.) = get + readyEx. For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.* * *(v.) = get + readyEx: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
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■arreglarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse elegante) to get ready
2 (reconciliarse) to make up
♦ Locuciones: arréglatelas como puedas, sort it out as best you can
'arreglarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aderezarse
- pasar
- acomodar
- apañar
- arreglar
- asear
- uña
English:
do
- smarten up
- manage
- pedicure
- preen
- ready
* * *vpr1. [asunto, problema] to sort itself out;no llores, todo se arreglará don't cry, it'll all sort itself out o work out in the end2. [tiempo] to improve, to get better;si se arregla el día saldremos de excursión if the weather improves o gets better we can go on a trip somewhere3. [apañarse] to make do (con algo with sth);es muy austero, con poca cosa se arregla he's very austere, he makes do with very little;no me prepares nada especial, me arreglo con un café don't make anything special for me, a coffee will do fine;Comparreglárselas (para hacer algo) to manage (to do sth);nos las arreglamos como pudimos we did the best we could;¡arréglatelas como puedas! that's your problem!;siempre se las arregla para conseguir lo que quiere she always manages to get what she wants;no sé cómo te las arreglas para perder siempre I don't know how you always manage to lose4. [acicalarse] to smarten up;no he tenido tiempo para arreglarme I didn't have time to get ready;se pasa la mañana arreglándose she spends all morning doing herself up5. RP Fam [amigarse] to make up;¿no estaban peleadas? -- sí, pero ya nos arreglamos hadn't you fallen out? -- yes, but we've made up now6. RP Fam [empezar a salir] to start going out;hace dos meses que nos arreglamos we started going out two months ago* * *arreglarsev/r1 get (o.s.) ready2 de problema get sorted out;¡todo se arreglará! everything will work out3:el tiempo se arregla it’s clearing up4 (apañarse) manage;arreglárselas manage;¡arréglate como puedas! you’ll just have to manage!, you’ll just have to sort something out!;arreglarse con algo get by with sth, make do with sth* * *vr1) : to get dressed (up)arreglarse el pelo: to get one's hair done2)arreglárselas fam : to get by, to manage* * *arreglarse vb1. (persona) to get readynos arreglamos para salir we got ready to go outarréglate el pelo do your hair2. (apañarse) to manage / to get byme arreglo con poco dinero I can manage on a small amount of money3. (solucionarse) to work outtodo se arreglará everything will work outarreglárselas to manage / to cope
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.