apañarse

apañarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to manage, get by, make do

■ ya se apañará sola she'll manage on her own

2 to cohabit

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VPR

1) (tb: apañárselas) to manage, get by

yo me (las) apaño muy bien solo — I manage o get by very well on my own

yo me (las) apaño con poco dinero — I get by o manage without much money

ya me (las) apañaré por mi cuenta — I'll manage o get by on my own

apáñate(las) como puedas — you'll have to manage as best you can

apáñate(las) con lo que tengas — make do with what you've got

ya me (las) apañaré para llegar a Sevilla — I'll find a way of getting to Seville somehow

2) esp Cono Sur

apañarse algo — to get one's hands on sth, get hold of sth

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■apañarse vr fam apañárselas, to manage
'apañarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasar
- apañar

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vpr

1. Esp [arreglarse] to cope, to manage;

se apaña con muy poco dinero she gets by on very little money;

se las apañó para que la invitaran she wangled an invitation;

no sé cómo te las apañas para trabajar y cuidar a tus hijos I don't know how you cope o manage with the job and the kids to look after;

¿no quiso que le ayudáramos?, ahora que se las apañe she didn't want us to help her? well, she'll just have to shift for herself, then

2. Méx

apañarse con algo [apropiarse de, quedarse con] to manage to get one's hands on sth

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apañarse

v/r manage;

apañárselas manage, get by

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vr

: to manage, to get along

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apañarse vb

apañárselas to manage / to get by